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Approx. 45,500 open access volumes are located in
the college building of the Campo Santo Teutonico in the Vatican
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Since 1888, our publications have been an integral part of the scientific dialogue.
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Founded in 1888, the Roman Institute of the Görres Society (RIGG) is the well-known academic centre and foreign institute of the Bonn-based Görres Society.
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Recommended reading

The next issue of the Römische Quartalschrift, which will appear in May (116,3-4, 2021) will contain the following essays and reviews:

Details: Written by: Stefan Heid; Category: Recommended reading; Created: 20 March 2022

Recently, a competent Vatican employee said that of the 100 new church buildings in Rome from the last decades that he knew of, only one was liturgically and artistically acceptable. Almost always, however, the architects were given free rein to create buildings according to their taste and "in the spirit of the Council". Of course, this is not how it should be. All the more important is a Spanish study by the Roman liturgy professor Fernando López-Arias, who corrects some misconceptions about the Council and brings it back down to earth with verifiable facts.

Details: Written by: Stefan Heid; Category: Recommended reading; Created: 26 May 2022

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Recommended reading of our Library

Recommended reading

Preview of the next issue of the Roman Quarterly

The Second Vatican Council on Church Architecture