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Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino

chiesa di Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino

church building in Rome, Italy

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  • WhereRome, Italy
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About Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino

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.

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Built
1896
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Official website
collegiosantanselmo.com
Rome