Fortitudo-Pro Roma Società di Ginnastica e Scherma is a sports society founded in 1908 as Fortitudo in Rome, in Rione

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, and with seat in Piazza Adriana. Particularly famous was its football section, an Italian football club also founded in 1908. The club is most noted for competing in the early Italian Football Championship competitions, before in 1927 becoming one of three Rome based clubs merging to form AS Roma. The society and the team were founded by some friars from the Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy order, who since 1859 ran the Pontificia Scuola Pio IX, one of the most ancient schools in Rome. Fortitudo (in English

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or Fortitude) is in fact the name of one of the four cardinal Virtues of the Catholic tradition, and is a popular name in Italy for sport teams founded by religious organizations. In 1926 Fortitudo merged with Pro Roma to form Fortitudo–Pro Roma, just one year before merging into AS Roma.

Honours

Italian Football Championship: :*Southern Champions: 1921–22This was achieved in the CCI variation of the league

References

A.S. Roma Football clubs in Rome Defunct football clubs in Lazio Defunct football clubs in Italy Association football clubs established in 1908 Association football clubs disestablished in 1927 Italian football First Division clubs 1908 establishments in Italy 1927 disestablishments in Italy Rome R. XIV Borgo {{Italy-footyclub-stub