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Higher education institution in Rome and Jerusalem
The
Pontifical Biblical Institute
(also known as
Biblicum
) is a research and postgraduate teaching institution specialised in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies. It is an
institution
of the
Holy See
entrusted to the
Society of Jesus
(Jesuits).
The Institute has been incorporated along with the
Pontifical Oriental Institute
into the
Pontifical Gregorian University
under a single rector, as of 19 May 2024, when new statutes of the Gregorian take effect.
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History
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The Pontifical Biblical Institute was founded by
Pope Pius X
in the apostolic letter
Vinea Electa
in 1909 as a centre of advanced studies in
Holy Scripture
.
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At first, the institute prepared students for exams at the
Pontifical Biblical Commission
. In 1916, it was licensed by
Pope Benedict XV
to grant academic degrees in the name of the commission. In 1928, it was licensed by
Pope Pius XI
to grant doctorates in affiliation with the
Pontifical Gregorian University
, independently of the commission.
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In 1927, a branch was opened in
Jerusalem
by
Alexis Mallon
.
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In 1932, the Oriental Faculty was founded.
In 1928 the Jerusalem branch received the mummy of
Iret-hor-iru
as a gift from Jesuits in Alexandria.
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Rectors
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All of its rectors have been Jesuit priests. Cardinal Bea is particularly noteworthy for having defended the university against charges of
Modernism
before the
Second Vatican Council
.
- Leopold Fonck (1909?1924)
- John J. O'Rourke (1924?1930)
- Augustin Bea
(1930?1949)
- Ernest Vogt (1949?1963)
- Roderick A. MacKenzie (1963?1969)
- Carlo Maria Martini
(1969?1978)
- Maurice Gilbert (1978?1984)
- Albert Vanhoye
(1984?1990)
- Klemens Stock (1990?1996)
- Robert F. O'Toole (1996?2002)
- Stephen Pisano (2002?2008)
- Jose Maria Abrego de Lacy (2008?2014)
- Michael Kolarcik (2014?2023)
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- Peter Dubovsky (since 2023)
Alumni
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Among the prominent alumni of the Biblicum, the following were elevated to the
episcopate
and/or the
cardinalate
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