The Leone XIV Study Center is organized into a structural framework composed of bodies and commissions that guide its scientific, cultural, and administrative activities. Each entity plays a specific role within the Center’s mission, in continuity with the spiritual and intellectual heritage of the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito in Florence.
The organizational model follows a modern academic structure, with responsibilities distributed among governing bodies, scientific committees, and consultative groups, ensuring quality, transparency, and methodological rigor in all initiatives undertaken.
Governing Bodies of the Study Center
The governing bodies of the Leone XIV Study Center ensure scientific leadership, institutional coordination, and the definition of cultural and academic strategies. They play a central role in planning activities, maintaining relations with the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito, and supervising committees and research initiatives.
President of the Study Center
The President represents the Center, coordinates its institutional and cultural activities, and ensures overall coherence with the mission and the values of the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito.
Scientific Director
The Scientific Director leads the Center’s research agenda, supervises projects, publications, and academic activities, and guarantees their methodological rigor and quality.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors defines the strategic direction of the Center, approves the annual activity plan, and coordinates the work of the committees, ensuring the proper implementation of scientific objectives and the overall coherence of the initiatives.
Committees of the Study Center
The committees of the Leone XIV Study Center support the governing bodies in guiding, evaluating, and developing research initiatives, third mission activities, and relations with the local community. Each committee operates with specific functions, in constant dialogue with the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito and with the cultural and academic institutions involved.
The composition and expertise of the committees ensure a plurality of perspectives, scientific quality, and attention to both local and international needs, in coherence with the cultural and spiritual mission of the Center.
The Local Committee
The Local Committee oversees relations with the city of Florence, the Santo Spirito district, and local institutions, promoting shared initiatives and encouraging civic participation in the activities of the Center.
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee evaluates and guides research directions, study programs, publications, and academic collaborations, ensuring methodological rigor and scientific relevance in the Center’s activities.
Honorary Committee
The Honorary Committee brings together distinguished figures from the academic, ecclesial, and cultural world who offer their ideal support to the Center, helping to enhance its identity, mission, and presence both nationally and internationally.
Committee for External Relations
The Committee for External Relations manages relations with universities, research centers, foundations, and partner institutions at national and international levels, fostering agreements, collaborative networks, and joint projects.
Financial Committee
The Financial Committee supports the economic planning of the Center, monitors the sustainability of its activities, oversees resource management, and contributes to fundraising, in full respect of the principles of transparency and accountability.
Secretariat Staff
The Secretariat Staff provides operational support to the activities of the Leone XIV Study Center, ensuring administrative, organizational, IT, and communication coordination among the governing bodies, the committees, and the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito.
Pending the formal establishment of the Center, the role of Secretary is currently held by Dr. Giulia Bacci.
Giulia Bacci
Ilaria Cimmino
Claudio Tirinnanzi
Massimo Capaccioli