Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino
| Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino | |
|---|---|
| Saint Anselm on the Aventine | |
Badia Sant'Anselmo | |
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| 41°52′56.3″N 12°28′41.0″E / 41.882306°N 12.478056°E | |
| Location | Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, 5 |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Religious order | Benedictines |
| History | |
| Founded | 4 January 1888 |
| Founder | Pope Leo XIII |
| Dedicated | April 19, 1893 |
| Consecrated | November 11, 1900 |
| Relics held | Saint Alexander of Rome; Elena Cornaro Piscopia |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Hildebrand de Hemptinne and Fidelis von Stotzingen |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Years built | 8 |
| Groundbreaking | 1892 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Construction cost | 2,500,000 lire |
| Specifications | |
| Other dimensions | 43,000 square meter property |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Rome |
| Clergy | |
| Cardinal protector | Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri |
| Abbot | Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder, O.S.B. |
| Prior | Rev. Brendan Coffey, O.S.B. |
| Subprior | Rev. Fernando Luis Rivas, O.S.B. |
| Rector | College: Rev. Brendan Coffey, O.S.B.; University: Rev. Jákó Örs Fehérváry, O.S.B.; Church: Rev. Sebastiano Edawazhickal Paul, O.S.B. |
Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino (English: Saint Anselm on the Aventine) is a Benedictine complex located on the Piazza Cavalieri di Malta Square on the Aventine Hill in Ripa, Rome. It includes an abbey, is the headquarters of the Benedictine Confederation and is the residence of the Abbot Primate. It is also known as the Primatial Abbey of Sant'Anselmo (Italian: Badia Sant'Anselmo).
The complex consists of the College of Sant'Anselmo (Italian: Collegio Sant'Anselmo), the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm" (Italian: Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo), the Church of Sant'Anselmo (Italian: Chiesa Sant'Anselmo) and the curial headquarters of the Benedictine Confederation. The complex and associated institutions are named in honor of the Benedictine monk Saint Anselm of Canterbury.