Pontifical Gregorian University
universityJesuit,Catholic, pontifical university
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| Motto | Religioni et Bonis Artibus |
| Formation | 1551 |
| Founder | Ignatius of Loyola |
| Headquarters | Rome,Italy |
| Type | Jesuit,Catholic, pontifical university |
| Other name | The Greg |
| Higher education ecclesiastical school run by the Jesuits and dependent on the Holy See. | |
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a higher education ecclesiastical school (pontifical university) in Rome run by the Jesuits, and dependent on the Holy See.[1]
The Gregorian University has approximately 2,750 students from over 150 countries. About 70% of the students are foreign nationals, with 65% of them coming from non-European Union countries.[2] Most students are priests, seminarians, and members of religious orders. The Gregorian faculties are approximately 60% Italian and mainly Jesuit priests.[3]
Extraterritoriality
According to Article 16 of the Lateran Treaty, a 1929 agreement between the Government of Italy and the Holy See, the Gregorian University enjoys a certain level of extraterritoriality. According to the treaty, Italy can never subject the university to "charges or to expropriation for reasons of public utility, save by previous agreement with the Holy See." The Gregorian is also exempt from all Italian tax and is included among those Roman buildings for which the Holy See has the right to deal "as it may deem fit, without obtaining the authorization or consent of the Italian governmental, provincial, or communal authority."[4]