BUENOS AIRES 9 July 2019 (ORCNS) - The Pontifical Georgian College of the Anglo-Italian Imperial Patriarchate and the Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos (the Royal Academy and Institute of Occitan Studies) of the Royal Merovingian House of David Toulouse-Gèvaudan recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding. This alliance furthers the mission of both academic institutions and also helps to strengthen the ties of the Imperial Patriarchate to its ancient heritage in the Merovingian Dynasty.
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| HMERH Don Ruben, Rector of the Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos |
As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, HMERH Don Rubén, Count of Gévaudan, Prince of Septimania, Rector of the Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos was named an Honourary Professor of History in the Pontifical Georgian College. Additionally, HIRH Don Rutherford Cardinal Johnson, Archprince-Bishop of Saint Stephen and Anglo-Italian Imperial Patriarch, Regent of the Pontifical Georgian College, was given the Gabalie Chair in the Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos.
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| Stained glass window depicting the seal of Pontifical Georgian College. |
The Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos was founded by the Royal Merovingian House of David Toulouse-Gèvaudan in order to preserve the culture and heritage of the ancient land of Occitania, which comprises modern-they southern France and parts of northwestern Italy and southeastern Spain.
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| Real Academia e Instituto de Estudios Occitanos |
Pontifical Georgian College is a private theological institution that serves as the historic and principle seminary of the Anglo-Italian Imperial Patriarchate in memory of St. Stephen (Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church). The Patriarchate of Saint Stephen descends from the ancient Roman Catholic See of Utrecht, granted autonomy by the Holy See in 1145. The Imperial Patriarchate, Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church is in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2019.
