Established | 1 August 1627 |
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Founder | Pope Urban VIII |
Parent institution | Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
Rector | don Armando Nugnes |
Location | , Italy 41°53′58.5″N 12°27′30.1″E / 41.899583°N 12.458361°E |
Website | www |
The Pontificio Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide (English: Pontifical Urban College for the Propagation of the Faith) was established in 1627 for the purpose of training missionaries to spread Catholicism around the world (the Latin term "de propaganda fide" means “for the propagation of the faith”).[1]