Sapienza University of Rome
The Sapienza University of Rome, formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ("wisdom"), is a public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is as such one of the world's oldest universities, and with 122.000 students, it is the largest university in Europe. Due to its size, funding, and numerous laboratories and libraries, Sapienza is a major education and research centre in Southern Europe. The University is located mainly in the Città Universitaria, which covers 44 ha near the Tiburtina Station, with different campuses, libraries and laboratories in various locations in Rome.
Palazzo della Sapienza, former home of the university until 1935
Church of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, originally the chapel and seat of the university library (until 1935)
The new campus of Rome University, built in 1935 by Marcello Piacentini, in a 1938 picture
Entrance of "La Sapienza" University of Rome
Pope Boniface VIII, born Benedetto Caetani was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani family was of baronial origin, with connections to the papacy. He succeeded Pope Celestine V, who had abdicated from the papal throne. Boniface spent his early career abroad in diplomatic roles.
Boniface VIII declaring the Jubilee Year, fresco by Giotto in the Basilica of St. John Lateran
Papal bulla of Boniface VIII (pierced subsequent to original use)
Philip IV receiving the homage of Edward I for Aquitaine
Depiction of the death of Boniface in a 15th-century manuscript of Boccaccio's De Casibus
