The Pontifical Gregorian University, also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana, is a private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. Gregorian’s alumni include 17 popes and 72 saints and beatified indiv
Ignatius of Loyola
Current site of the Gregorian University
Roman College
Central atrium of the Gregorian University
Pope John Paul I
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Pope John Paul I was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, giving rise to the f
Pontifical Gregorian University
…alumni include 17 popes, such as Pope Gregory XV, Pope Urban VIII, Pope Innocent X, Pope Clement XI, Pope Leo XIII, Pope Pius XII, Pope Paul VI, and Pope John Paul I. Eight of the last eleven popes were alumni of the Gregorian. Other students include 72 saints and beatified persons including Saint Robert Bellarmine…
John Paul I on 19 September 1978
Albino Luciani approximately at the age of 10, c. 1922–23
Luciani in 1969
Pope Paul VI makes Luciani a cardinal in 1973.