Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST), also known as the Angelicum in honor of its patron the Doctor Angelicus Thomas Aquinas, is a pontifical university located in the historic center of Rome, Italy. The Angelicum is administered by the Dominican Order and is the order's central locus of Thomist theology and philosophy.

Not to be confused with Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas.

Pontifical University of
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Latin: Pontificia Studiorum Universitas a
Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe
Italian: Pontificia Università San Tommaso D'Aquino
Seal of the university
Other name
Angelicum; PUST
Former names
  • Collegium Divi Thomae (1577–1580)
  • Collegium Divi Thomae de Urbe (1580–1906)
  • Pontificium Collegium Divi Thomae de Urbe (1906–1908)
  • Pontificium Collegium Internationale Angelicum (1908–1926)
  • Pontificium Institutum Internationale Angelicum (1926–1942)
  • Pontificium Athenaeum Internationale Angelicum (1942–1963)
MottoLatin: Caritas veritatis
English: The charity of truth
TypePontifical university
Established1222 (1222)
(reformed 1577, 1963)
ChancellorGerard Francisco Timoner III
RectorThomas Joseph White
Students1007 (2014–2015)
Location
Rome
,
Italy (but extraterritorial of the Holy See)
Colors    Black and white
Sporting affiliations
Clericus Cup Football Team
MascotMinerva the Owl
Websitewww.angelicum.it

The Angelicum is coeducational and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in theology, philosophy, canon law, and social sciences, as well as certificates and diplomas in related areas. Courses are offered in Italian and some in English. The Angelicum is staffed by clergy and laity and serves both religious and lay students from around the world.

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