ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLEGE OF ST. JEROME

In the Campo Marzio district of Rome, next to the mausoleum of Emperor Augustus, stands, since 1453, the Croatian Institution of St Jerome including a confraternity, a chapter house, and a hospice. Today, there is also the Croatian church of St. Jerome built by Pope Sixtus V, who was of Croatian origin. A long time ago, in 1589, a college for Croatian clergy was established at the same place – the Croatian Papal College of St. Jerome. The College was given its structure by the apostolic letter of Slavorum gentem of Pope Leo XIII of August 1, 1901. Thus, this academic year, the College is entering the one hundredth year of its existence. So far it has graduated 305 clergymen from all Croatian bishoprics who came to Rome to pursue graduate studies. Specific by its nature, structure, and profile, the College is a unique institution of that type among the Croatians, be it at home or abroad.

Croatian Emigrant Almanac 2001

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