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Pope Leo XIV receives Pontifical Teutonic College community
Pope Leo XIV met with the community of the Pontifical Teutonic College of Santa Maria in Campo Santo at the Vatican Apostolic Palace to mark the 150th anniversary of the college's foundation.
The Pope noted that the Campo Santo served as a vital reference point for pilgrims from the Holy Roman Empire as early as the eighth century. During the nineteenth century, the site became a refuge and study center for priests from German-speaking regions when the Kulturkampf policies in the German Empire hindered their clerical work.
The college has since developed into a center for research into Christian origins, Church history, and Christian archaeology. The Pope described the institution as a place of formation for priests.
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- Official sourceAudience with the community of the Pontifical Teutonic College of Santa Maria in Campo Santo, on the 150th anniversary of its foundation
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