Short communication, Note
550 years of Saint Jerome’s institutions in Rome
Jure Bogdan
Abstract
The Croatian institutions of Saint Jerome have been functioning uninterruptedly in Rome since the year 1453. Aside from the Church of Saint Jerome the Croatian people have also been provided with a lodging house for pilgrims, hospital, cemetary, chapter house and college. From the very beginning, these institutions were taken into the charge of the members of the Croatian brotherhood and Croatian priests, in particular, the members of the chapter which was founded by Sixtus V. This pope erected the church which still stands today, while the head of the college, Juraj Magjerec, erected the college. Up until the present time, exactly 350 students from all Croatian dioceses have taken up residence at Saint Jerome’s College. The restoration of St. Jerome’s Church has been under way for a full year and shall in all probability continue for another year.
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1222
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Publication date:
3.12.2003.
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