Pontifical Urban University
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Not to be confused with Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide.
The Pontifical Urban University, also called the Urbaniana after its names in both Latin and Italian,[lower-alpha 1] is a pontifical university under the authority of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The university's mission is to train priests, religious brothers and sisters, and lay people for service as missionaries. Its campus is located on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, on extraterritorial property of the Holy See.
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Pontificia Università Urbaniana | |
Latin: Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana (PUU) | |
Motto | Euntes docete (Matthew 28:19) |
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Motto in English | Go and teach |
Type | Pontifical university |
Established | 1 August 1627 (396 years ago) (1627-08-01) |
Affiliation | Catholic (Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) |
Chancellor | Luis Antonio Tagle |
Rector | P. Leonardo Sileo, OFM |
Location | Via Urbano VIII, 16 , Rome Italy 41°53′58″N 12°27′35″E |
Website | www |
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