Astrolabe by Cornelio Vincx This is the second astrolabe donated to Pope Leo XIII by Father Vincenzo Gisoldi in 1889. This is the smallest (with a diameter of 240 mm and a thickness of 11 mm) and has three layers. It was made by Cornelio Vincx, of Naples, in 1616....
Calandrelli Tower The Collegio Romano was founded by St. Ignatius in 1551 in a modest house at the foot of the Campidoglio. In 1585, Pope Gregory XIII endowed a new magnificent site, and the institution quickly became the most important center of study for the Society...
Roman College Observatory The Roman College was restored to the Jesuits in the early 19th century. In 1850, Fr. Angelo Secchi SJ was named the director of the Roman College Observatory. Two years later, with the encouragement of Father General Roothaan, Secchi revived...
Church of St. Ignatius (Model) Model of the Church of St. Ignatius, approximately as it would have been in the year 1870. Fr. Angelo Secchi SJ, director of the Observatory of the Roman College from 1848-1878, constructed an observatory on the roof of the church, with...
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