Studium Theologicum Salesianum

“Saints Peter and Paul” – Ratisbonne

          Founded in Bethlehem in 1929, the Studium Theologicum Salesianum in the Holy Land was transferred to Tantur in 1949, then to Cremisan, near Beit Jala, in 1957.  Since 1973, it has been affiliated with the Theological Faculty of the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome. In September 2004, the students and the academic staff moved to the former Ratisbonne Monastery in Jerusalem, under the patronage of Saints Peter and Paul. The Congregation for Catholic Education by its decree dated in February 2011, made it the jerusalem Campus of the Faculty of Theology of the Salesian Pontifical University.

             The primary purpose of the Centre is the intellectual and spiritual formation of young Salesian students preparing for the priesthood. Other religious or secular students presented by their respective ordinaries are also welcome.

             Given its privileged location in the Holy Land, the Study Centre aims especially at highlighting a biblical formation by offering appropriate means to achieve this end. In addition, thanks to the ethnic and cultural richness of the Holy Land, it offers the students the possibility of achieving a desirable and necessary ecumenical and inter-religious formation. 

             The regular professors and administrative staff belong to the religious community ot hte  Salesian Monastery Ratisbonne. However, a number of guest professors from the Theological Faculty of the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome and from nearby theological centres also share in the teaching. The Studium Theologicum Salesianum is provided with an adequate library, which is constantly updated. The official language used in the Study Centre is English.               

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