The scientific and organizational structure of the Leone XIV International Study Center is articulated through a series of committees and functions that collaborate in defining, evaluating, and implementing the Center’s cultural, academic, and institutional activities. Bringing their composition together on a single page makes it possible to highlight the network of expertise supporting the Center’s mission, offering readers a clear, transparent, and integrated view of the people involved.
The committees operate in constant dialogue with the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito and with the national and international academic and cultural world, ensuring scientific quality, strong local engagement, and openness to global perspectives.
Alongside the committees, the Secretariat Staff ensures the administrative, organizational, IT, and communication coordination of the Center, supporting daily activities and facilitating relations between the governing bodies and the scientific community.
Below are the members of the various committees and the Secretariat Staff, organized by thematic area and specific functions.
Local Committee
The Local Committee of the Leone XIV Study Center brings together representative members of the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito, alongside professionals, scholars, and collaborators active in the Florentine territory. Its role is to support the operational life of the Study Center, promote dialogue with the city of Florence, and facilitate the implementation of the cultural, educational, and spiritual activities developed by the Center in collaboration with civil, ecclesial, and academic institutions.
The Committee ensures a direct link between the Study Center and the local community, fostering participation, promoting initiatives, and strengthening the Center’s presence within the urban context. Through its contribution, the Local Committee supports the concrete implementation of projects, event management, and the enhancement of the cultural and spiritual heritage housed in the Basilica of Santo Spirito.
Severino Bussino
Comunità di Santo Spirito
Juan Antonio Cabrera Montero
Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Alessandro Clemenzia
Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale
Luciano De Michieli
Ordine di Sant’Agostino
Kevin Di Prinzio
Ordine di Sant’Agostino
Giuseppe Pagano
Comunità di Santo Spirito
Albino Todeschini
Associazione A Minimo Incipe
Marco Zini
Associazione A Minimo Incipe
Giulia Bacci
Associazione A Minimo Incipe
Honorary Committee
The Honorary Committee brings together distinguished figures from the academic, ecclesial, and cultural spheres who lend their symbolic support to the Centre, contributing to the enhancement of its profile, mission, and rootedness within the national and international context.
Martin Davakan
Assistente Generale per l’Europa
Peter Donohue
Villanova University – President
Joseph Farrell
Priore Generale dell’Ordine di Sant’Agostino
Sara Funaro
Sindaco di Firenze
Gherardo Gambelli
Arcivescovo di Firenze
Eugenio Giani
Presidente della Regione Toscana
Augusto Paolo Lojudice
Presidente Conferenza Episcopale Toscana
Alejandro Moral Antón
Priore Generale Emerito
Gabriele Pedicino
Priore Provinciale – Provincia Agostiniana d’Italia
Matteo Zuppi
Presidente Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee evaluates and guides research lines, study programmes, publications, and academic collaborations, ensuring methodological rigour and scientific relevance in the Centre’s activities.
Manuel Czar Alvarez
San Agustin Center of Studies
Juan Antonio Cabrera Montero
Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Massimo Cacciari
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Dionisio Candido
Universität Salzburg
Giuseppe Caruso
Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Kolawole Chabi
Istituto Patristico Augustinianum
Professore stabile presso l’Istituto Patristico Augustinianum, specialista di studi agostiniani, teologia patristica e spiritualità. Relatore in conferenze internazionali e autore di numerose pubblicazioni sulla tradizione agostiniana.
Marco Casadei
ISSR Rimini
Erio Castellucci
Vescovo di Modena e Carpi
Michael Clemens
Augustinerkloster Würzburg
Severino Dianich
Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Centrale
Massimo Faggioli
Trinity College University
Patrizia Giunti
Università di Firenze
Luca Mazzinghi
Pontificia Università Gregoriana
Claudia Maiorelli
Monastero S. Antonio
Stefano Maria Mari
Università Roma Tre
Luis Marín de San Martín
Sottosegretario del Sinodo dei Vescovi
Luca Mazzinghi
Pontificia Università Gregoriana
Simone Morandini
Istituto di Studi Ecumenici San Bernardino
Juan Manuel Olandia
Istituto Teologico dell’Escorial
Giuseppe Pagano
Comunità di Santo Spirito
Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi
Archivista e Bibliotecario di Santa Romana Chiesa
Donatella Pagliacci
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Donatella Puliga
Università di Siena – ISSR Toscana
Francesco Romano
Diocesi di Firenze
Rocco Ronzani
Prefetto Archivio Apostolico Vaticano
Francesco Salvestrini
Università di Firenze
Cristina Simonelli
Studio Teologico San Zeno
Francesco Suppa
Scuola Normale Superiore
Elisabetta Tarchi
Congregazione SS. Annunziata
Andres Luque Teruel
Universidad de Sevilla
Chesley Turner
Villanova University
Lucia Vantini
Studio Teologico San Zeno
External Relations Committee
The External Relations Committee of the Leone XIV Study Centre promotes and coordinates relations with academic institutions, cultural organisations, ecclesial bodies, foundations, and international organisations. Its mission is to strengthen the presence of the Study Centre within the Italian and European cultural and scientific landscape by supporting the development of strategic partnerships and shared initiatives.
The Committee oversees the Centre’s public visibility, participation in conferences, symposia, and research programmes, and contributes to the building of collaborative networks that promote Augustinian studies, interdisciplinary dialogue, and the spiritual tradition associated with the Basilica of Santo Spirito.
Through its activities, the External Relations Committee reinforces the international dimension of the Study Centre, promoting exchanges, joint projects, and a coherent and high-quality institutional communication.
Andrea Bigalli
Facoltà Teologia dell’Italia Centrale
Marco Pietro Giovannoni
ISSR Toscana
Christine Quisenberry
Villanova University
Alicia Iglesias Cumplido
Universidad de Sevilla
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee supports the Centre’s financial planning and monitors the sustainability of its activities, resource management, and the pursuit of funding, in accordance with the principles of transparency and accountability.
Lorenzo Calvani
Riccardo Capecchi
Victor Santos Fernàndez
Lodovico Marrazzi
Francesco Romano
David Vannini
Secretariat
The Secretariat Staff provides operational support to the activities of the Leone XIV Study Centre, ensuring administrative, organisational, digital, and communication coordination among the governing bodies, the committees, and the Augustinian Community of Santo Spirito. Pending the formal establishment of the Centre, the role of Secretary is currently carried out by Dr Giulia Bacci.
Giulia Bacci
Segretario
Ilaria Cimmino
Claudio Tirinnanzi