[IT]
A Roma esistono 61 diversi collegi fondati dalla Chiesa Cattolica
dei diversi paesi del Mondo. Nei collegi abitano i seminaristi e i
preti da tutto il mondo che studiano presso diversi Universita' di
Roma.
Pontificio Collegio Irlandese fu fondato nel 1628 come luogo per
l'educazione dei preti irlandesi. Nel 1826 quando era riaperto dopo
la chiusura causata dall'occupazione francese il Papa Leone XII ha
stabilito due funzioni per il collegio: l'educazione degli studenti
a Roma e la missione irlandese. Oggi nel collegio abitano 60
studenti da Irlanda e da altri paesi del mondo. Il collegio fa
anche l'ospitalità peri pellegrini da Irlanda.
[EN]
In Rome there are 61 colleges founded by Catholic Church from many
countries. In these colleges live the seminarists and priest from
the whole world who make his studies in different Universities of
Rome.
The Pontifical Irish College was founded in 1628 by the Irish
Franciscan, Fr. Luke Wadding O.F.M. and the Italian Cardinal,
Ludivico Ludovisi, a nephew of Pope Gregory XV. This was the last
of the many Irish Colleges that were once scattered over Europe
when it was not possible to educate priests in Ireland. The College
was closed for twenty eight years during the French Invasion and
the Napoleonic Wars. When Pope Leo XII re-opened the College in
1826 he remarked that the College had a two-fold purpose, the
education of students in Rome and the mission to Ireland. With the
revolution in modern means of travel, the second part of the
mission of the College is fulfilled nowadays by providing
accommodation for pilgrims to Rome, especially during the summer
months when the seminarians and priests are away from Rome. Today
the College is home to 60 students, with half coming from Ireland
and the others representing many different nations.
More info www.irishcollege.org