Pope San Giovanni XXIII - Italy
Pope John XXIII Episcopal Seminary Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli first entered the seminary as a student in 1892 and later returned there to teach ecclesiastic history, patristics, apologetics and theology from 1906 to 1914. The seminary has existed in Bergamo since October 1, 1567. It was first located in the S. Pancrzio Church in 1572 it was transferred to the Seminarino and in 1821 it was moved to the new building constructed on the S. Giovanni hills. it was completely remodeled in the 1960s on order of Saint John XXIII. Functional and modern, it has a large auditorium, sports facilities and equipment, classrooms for students and the school of theology, a library and lodgings for the seminary students and priests. Seminario Vescovile Giovanni XXIII Via Arena, 11 Bergamo Tel: 0039 035 286 111 Web: www.semiinariobergamo.it Santa Maria Maggiore Bascilica The Basilica is the most important Romasesque church of the city and province of Berga...