The ''Marianum'' is a pontifical institute in

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founded by Gabriel Roschini for the study of

Mariology Mariology is the Christian theological study of Mary, mother of Jesus. Mariology seeks to relate doctrine or dogma about Mary to other doctrines of the faith, such as those concerning Jesus and notions about redemption, intercession and g ...

History

Background

The name ''Marianum'' itself goes back to Pope Boniface IX, who in 1398 granted the

Servites The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (; abbreviation: OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church. It includes several branches of friars (priests and brothers), contemplative nun ...

the right to confer theological degrees. This college in Rome was closed in 1870 by the victorious Italian government, which took over the Papal States, Rome and many papal institutions. It opened again under the name ''Sant' Alessio Falconieri'' in 1895.

Present institute

In 1939, Servite priest Gabriel Roschini founded the journal ''Marianum'' and directed it for thirty years. In 1950, he also founded the Marianum Theological Faculty, which, on December 8, 1955, became a pontifical faculty by decree ''Coelesti Honorandae Reginae'' of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities under the authority of

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. Roschini served as the rector. Since 1971, the pontifical institute has been open to lay persons.Publisher’s Notice in the Second Italian Edition (1986), reprinted in English Edition, Gabriel Roschini, O.S.M. (1989). ''The

Virgin Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...

in the Writings of

Maria Valtorta Maria Valtorta (14 March 1897 – 12 October 1961) was a Catholic Church, Catholic Italian writer. She was a Franciscan tertiary and a lay member of the Servants of Mary who reported personal visions of Jesus and Mary, conversations with, an ...

'' (English Edition). Kolbe's Publication Inc.

Academics

The Marianum offers both a master's degree in Mariology (2-year academic program) and a doctorate in Mariology. This Mariological facility has a library with more than 85,000 volumes on Mariology and a number of magazines and journals that treat of theological and Mariological topics.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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