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57-586: The Spaceguard Foundation ( SGF ) is a private organization based in Frascati , Italy , whose purpose is to study, discover and observe near-Earth objects (NEO) and protect the Earth from the possible threat of their collision. The foundation is non-partisan, non-political and non-profit, and acts as the international organization grouping together the spaceguard organizations in various countries, as well as individual astronomers and organizations interested in

114-592: A college in Estadilla run by the friars of the Trinitarian Order . While there, at the age of 14, he determined that he wanted to become a priest. In this, however, he was met with no support from his parents. For his higher studies, Calasanz took up philosophy and law at the University of Lleida , where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws cum laude . He then began theology studies at

171-720: A devotional chapel in the Piarist motherhouse in Rome. Pope John Paul II affirmed that Saint Joseph Calasanz took as a model Christ, and he tried to transmit to youth, besides the profane sciences, the wisdom of the Gospel, teaching them to grasp the loving harmony of God. Calasanz's liturgical feast day has been celebrated on August 25, the day of his death, in the General Roman Calendar since 1969. The 1769 to 1969 editions of that calendar placed it on August 27, which

228-457: A distant village to the northeast of Lerida, he established a foundation that distributed food to the poor. In October 1585, Bishop de la Figuera was sent as apostolic visitor to the Abbey of Montserrat and Calasanz accompanied him as his secretary. The bishop died the following year and Calasanz left, though urgently requested to remain. He hurried to Peralta de Calasanz, only to be present at

285-545: A firmer grounding in those subjects. Calasanz was a friend of Galileo Galilei and sent some distinguished Piarists to study under the great scientist. He shared and defended his controversial view of the cosmos. When Galileo fell into disgrace, Calasanz instructed members of his congregation to provide him with whatever assistance he needed and authorized the Piarists to continue studying mathematics and science with him. Unfortunately, those opposed to Calasanz and his work used

342-533: A fourth vow to dedicate their lives to the education of youth. The concept of free education for the poor was not exclusive to Calasanz. In the Duchy of Lorraine , a similar project was being undertaken simultaneously by the Augustinians Peter Fourier and Alix Le Clerc , whose educational heritage was carried to New France . As recognized by Ludwig von Pastor , Calasanz was the founder of

399-614: A house near Sant'Andrea della Valle , commenced a community life with his assistants, and laid the foundation of the Order of the Pious Schools or Piarists. In 1610, Calasanz wrote the Documentum Princeps in which he laid out the fundamental principles of his educational philosophy. The text was accompanied by regulations for teachers and for pupils. On September 15, 1616, the first public and free school in Frascati

456-408: A lack of teachers. He organized and systematized a method of educating primary school pupils through progressive levels or cycles, a system of vocational training, and a system of public secondary education. In an era when no one else was interested in public education, Calasanz managed to set up schools with a highly complex structure. He was concerned with physical education and hygiene. He addressed

513-512: A niche, a " Rural Aedicule " consecrated to the Virgin Mary, and the town was therefore saved. This event is commemorated by a church now called Capocroce. In 1538, Pope Paul III conferred the title of "Civitas" to Frascati, with the name "Tusculum Novum". In 1598 construction began on a new cathedral dedicated to St. Peter. On September 15, 1616, the first public and free school in Europe

570-603: Is twinned with: Each year young people from Frascati and the other towns compete against one another in the Twin Towns Sports Competition, which is hosted in turn by each of the five towns. In the Torlonia Park in Frascati, there are roads named after each of the twin towns. During the latter half of the 1950s, the first Italian particle accelerator was developed in Frascati by INFN , and

627-514: The Holy See took the easy course of suppressing the Order. In 1646, it was deprived of its privileges by Pope Innocent X , but the order was restored ten years later by Pope Alexander VIII. Calasanz always remained faithful to the Church and died August 25, 1648, at the age of 90, admired for his holiness and courage by his students, their families, his fellow Piarists, and the people of Rome. He

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684-470: The Kingdom of Aragon , on September 11, 1556, the youngest of the eight children, and second son. His parents were Pedro de Calasanz y de Mur, an infanzón (minor nobleman) and town mayor, and Pedro's wife María Gastón y de Sala. Joseph had two sisters, Marta and Cristina. His parents gave him a good education at home and then at the elementary school of Peralta. In 1569, he was sent for classical studies to

741-467: The Tiber flooded its banks to historic levels, reaching an additional depth of nearly 20 m (65 ft) above its normal level. The devastation was widespread. Hundreds of the already poor families who lived along the river's banks were left homeless and without food. The death toll was estimated at about 2,000. Calasanz threw himself into the response, joining a religious fraternity dedicated to helping

798-768: The University of Valencia and at the Complutense University , which at the time was then still located at its original site in Alcalá de Henares . Joseph's mother and brother having died, his father wanted him to marry and carry on the family. But a sickness in 1582 soon brought Joseph to the brink of the grave, which caused his father to relent. On his recovery, he was ordained a priest on December 17, 1583, by Hugo Ambrosio de Moncada, Bishop of Urgel . During his ecclesiastical career in Spain, Calasanz held various offices in his native region. He began his ministry in

855-518: The bishopric moved from Tusculum to Frascati. Pope Innocent III endorsed the city as a feudal possession of the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano , but in the following centuries its territories were ravaged by frequent raids that impoverished it. It was owned by various baronial families, including the Colonna , until, in 1460, Pope Pius II fortified the city with walls. At the beginning of

912-457: The diocese of Albarracín , where Bishop Gaspar Juan de la Figuera appointed him his theologian, confessor, synodal examiner, and procurator . When the bishop was transferred to Lerida , Calasanz followed him to the new diocese. During that period, he spent several years in La Seu d'Urgell . As secretary of the cathedral chapter , Calasanz had broad administrative responsibilities. In Claverol ,

969-742: The INFN still has a major particle physics laboratory in the town, the Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati . Frascati now also hosts the following laboratories: The OECD 's Frascati Manual , a methodology for research and development statistics, originated from a meeting at the Villa Falconieri in June 1963. Novels and books partly or wholly set in Frascati include: Some operas mention Frascati, including La Frascatana ( L'Enfante de Zamora ), 1774, by Giovanni Paisiello Frascati

1026-596: The Inquisition, such as Galileo and Campanella, and in the acceptance of Jewish children in his schools, where they were treated with the same respect as other pupils. Similarly, Protestant pupils were enrolled in his schools in Germany. So great and universal was Calasanz's prestige that he was even asked by the Ottoman Empire to set up schools there, a request which he could not, to his regret, fulfill, due to

1083-530: The Mediterranean zone. Approximately 50% of its buildings, including many monuments, villas and houses, were destroyed. One thousand Italians and 150 Germans died in that air strike and in a second air strike on January 22, 1944, the day of the battle of Anzio ( Operation Shingle ). The city was liberated from the Nazi German occupation on June 4, 1944, by the 85th Infantry Division . In 1944–1945

1140-521: The Order, Cherubini was the son and the brother of powerful papal lawyers and no one wanted to offend the Cherubini family. Cherubini pointed out that if allegations of his abuse of his boys became public, actions would be taken to destroy the Order. Calasanz therefore promoted him, to get him away from the scene of the crime, citing only his luxurious diet and failure to attend prayers. However, he knew what Cherubini had really been up to, and he wrote that

1197-496: The Piarists' support and assistance to Galileo as an excuse to attack them. Despite such attacks, Calasanz continued to support Galileo. When, in 1637, Galileo lost his sight, Calasanz ordered the Piarist Clemente Settimi to serve as his secretary. Calasanz brought the same understanding and sympathy that he had shown to Galileo to his friendship with the great philosopher Tommaso Campanella (1558–1639), one of

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1254-574: The Pious Schools, which provided free education to poor boys. For this purpose he founded the religious order that ran them, commonly known as the Piarists . He became a close friend of the renowned astronomer Galileo Galilei . Joseph is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church , following his 1767 papal canonization . Calasanz was born at the Castle of Calasanz near Peralta De La Sal in

1311-530: The Pious schools were based on the same spirit. Calasanz created an ideal image of a Christian teacher and used it to train the teachers who worked with him. Calasanz was the first educator to advocate the preventive method: it is better to anticipate mischievous behaviour than to punish it. This method was later developed by John Bosco , the founder of the Salesian schools. In terms of discipline, and contrary to

1368-513: The additional labor without remuneration. The pastor of the Church of Santa Dorotea in Trastevere , Anthony Brendani, offered Joseph two rooms just off of the parish sacristy and promised assistance in teaching, and when two other priests promised similar help, Calasanz, in 1597 (November 27), opened what was thought to be the first free public school in Europe. On Christmas Day in 1598,

1425-536: The area, dating back to Ancient Roman times, during the late Republican Age, is a patrician Roman villa probably belonging to Lucullus . In the first century AD its owner was Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus , who married Agrippina the Younger , mother of Nero . His properties were later confiscated by the Flavian imperial dynasty (69–96 AD). Consul Flavius Clemens lived in the villa with his wife Domitilla during

1482-742: The city was chosen as the terminus of the Rome–Frascati railway , the first railway to be built by the Papal State . The last section of the railway line was opened in 1884, 14 years after the city became part of the new Kingdom of Italy . On December 17, 1901, Frascati started to receive electricity from a hydroelectric plant in Tivoli . In 1906, an electric tram line opened for service between Frascati, Rome and Castelli Romani . The trams traveled wholly along tracks laid down on existing streets as an interurban electric streetcar ( light rail ). In 1954

1539-582: The city. There are statues of the two saints in the façade of the Cathedral. Between 1713 and 1729, the head from a colossus of Antinous was discovered in the area, and displayed in the Villa Mondragone . In 1757 the Valle theater opened in the centre of the town, and in 1761 the fortress changed to a princely palace under the patronage of Cardinal Henry Stuart , Duke of York. In 1809 Frascati

1596-460: The collection and provides the observatories with services which would optimize the international coordination of NEO followups. The individual observatories in the system participate in these services on a volunteer basis. As of 2007, all the observatories in the system are ground-based. Frascati Frascati produces the white wine with the same name . It is also a historical and artistic centre. The most important archeological finding in

1653-593: The congregation was raised to that status on November 18, 1621, by a papal brief of Pope Gregory XV , under the name of Ordo Clericorum Regularium Pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum (Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools). The modern abbreviation "Sch. P." following the name of the Piarist stands for Scholarum Piarum , Latin for "of the Pious Schools". The Order's Constitutions were approved by Gregory XV on January 31, 1622, and

1710-421: The controversial thinker to Frascati to help teach philosophy to his teachers. Thus, Campanella, who had rallied to the support of Galileo, also came to the defense of Calasanz with his Liber Apologeticus . His pedagogical idea of educating every child, his schools for the poor, his support of the heliocentric sciences of Galilei and his service towards children and youth all aroused the opposition of many among

1767-667: The death of his father. He was then called by the Bishop of Urgel to act as vicar general for the district of Tremp . In 1592, at 35, Calasanz moved to Rome. He hoped to further his ecclesiastical career and secure some kind of benefice . He lived there for most of his remaining 56 years. In Rome, Calasanz found a protector in Cardinal Marcoantonio Colonna, who chose him as his theologian and, once he had learned to express himself in Italian, entrusted him with

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1824-552: The electric tram line was replaced by buses. Another electric tram service, the Rome and Fiuggi Rail Road , called "Vicinali", was opened for service in 1916. It connected Frascati, Monte Porzio Catone, Monte Compatri and San Cesareo. This tram line was destroyed in 1943 and was replaced by buses. In 1943, during World War II , Frascati was heavily bombed because it contained the German General Headquarters for

1881-414: The first free public school in modern Europe. In both cases, it was a revolutionary initiative, a radical break with the class privileges that kept the masses marginalized and in poverty. In the history of education, Calasanz is an educator of the poor, offering education free of charge to all classes of society, without discrimination. Calasanz displayed the same moral courage, in his attitude to victims of

1938-475: The foundation's activities. The foundation was established in Rome in 1996. Since then, it has moved into the ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) at Frascati . As of 2007, Italian astronomer Andrea Carusi heads the foundation. The Spaceguard System is a collection of observatories engaging in near-Earth objects (NEO) observations. The Spaceguard Central Node—the website of the foundation—manages

1995-674: The governing classes in society and the ecclesiastical hierarchy. In 1642, as a result of an internal crisis in the congregation as well as outside intrigues and pressures, Calasanz was briefly held and interrogated by the Inquisition . Problems were exacerbated, however, by Father Stefano Cherubini, originally headmaster of the Piarist school in Naples , who systematically sexually abused the pupils in his care. Cherubini made no secret about some of his transgressions, and Calasanz came to know of them. Unfortunately for Calasanz as administrator of

2052-488: The most profound and fertile minds of his time, producing famous philosophical works. Although he was highly controversial as well, Campanella maintained a strong and fruitful friendship with Calasanz. The philosopher whose utopian visions proposed social reforms in which the education of the masses played an important part must have been a kindred spirit for Calasanz, who was already putting such utopian ideas into practice. Calasanz, with his courage and open-mindedness, invited

2109-586: The new congregation. The habits were paid for by the Cardinal Protector Justiniani, who with his own hands invested Joseph Calasanz in the chapel of his palace. They were the very first priests to have as their primary ministry teaching in elementary schools. Emphasizing love, not fear, St. Joseph wrote: "if from the very earliest years, a child is instructed in both religion and letters, it can be reasonably hoped that his life will be happy." While residing in Rome, Joseph endeavored to visit

2166-402: The order was granted all the privileges of the mendicant orders , Calasanz being recognized as superior general . The Order of the Pious Schools was thus the last of the religious Orders of solemn vows approved by the Church. The Piarists, as do many religious, profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience . In addition, according to the wishes of St. Joseph, members of the Order also profess

2223-435: The poor, and began to help in the cleaning up and recovery of the city. In 1600, he opened his “Pious School” in the center of Rome and soon there were extensions, in response to growing demands for enrollment from students. Pope Clement VIII began making an annual contribution and many others gave their financial support to the work so that in a short time Calasanz had about 1,000 children under his charge. In 1602, he rented

2280-506: The prevailing philosophy of his own and subsequent eras, Calasanz favored the mildest punishment possible. While believing that punishment was necessary in certain cases, he always preached moderation, love and kindness as the basis of any discipline. At a time when humanistic studies ruled the roost, Calasanz sensed the importance of mathematics and science for the future and issued frequent instructions that mathematics and science should be taught in his schools and that his teachers should have

2337-531: The ruins of the buildings were used to fill in a valley, and that land now supports the "8 September Stadium". Frascati is famous for its notable villas , which were built from the 16th century onwards by Popes, cardinals and Roman nobles as "status symbols" of Roman aristocracy. These country houses were designed for social activities rather than farming. The villas are substantially well preserved, or have been carefully and authentically restored following damage during World War II. The main villas are: Frascati

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2394-537: The rule of Domitian . According to the Liber Pontificalis , in the 9th century Frascati was a little village, probably founded two centuries earlier. The name of the city probably comes from a typical local tradition of collecting firewood ("frasche" in Italian)—many place-names around the town refer to trees or wood. After the destruction of nearby Tusculum in 1191, the town's population increased and

2451-465: The seven principal churches of that city almost every evening, and also to honor the tombs of the Roman martyrs. During one of the city's many outbreaks of plague, a holy rivalry existed between him and St. Camillus in aiding the sick and in personally carrying away for burial the bodies of those who had been stricken. On account of his heroic patience and fortitude in the midst of trouble and persecution, he

2508-458: The sixteenth century, Pope Julius II gave Frascati as a feudal possession to the condottiero Marcantonio I Colonna , who lived there from 1508 together with his wife Lucrezia della Rovere (1485–1552), niece of Pope Julius II. In 1515 Colonna gave Frascati its first statute, Statuti e Capituli del Castello di Frascati , under the Latin title Populus antiquae civitas Tusculi . In 1518 a hospital

2565-630: The sole aim of the plan was "to cover up this great shame in order that it does not come to the notice of our superiors". Superiors in Rome found out but bowed to the same family ties that had bound Calasanz. Cherubini became visitor general for the Piarists. The Piarists became entangled in church politics and, partially because they were associated with Galileo, were opposed by the Jesuits , who were more orthodox in astronomy . (Galileo's views also involved atomism , and were thought to be heretical regarding transubstantiation .) The support for Cherubini

2622-496: The spiritual direction of his household. The city of Rome offered many opportunities for works of charity, especially for the instruction of neglected and homeless children, many of whom had lost their parents. Joseph joined the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and gathered boys from the streets for schooling. However, this initiative was not well received by teachers at the school. Being poorly paid, they refused to accept

2679-442: The subject in various documents and requested school directors to monitor children's health. Calasanz taught his students to read both in Latin and in the vernacular. While maintaining the study of Latin, he was a strong defender of vernacular languages, and had textbooks, including those used for teaching Latin, written in the vernacular. In that respect he was more advanced than his contemporaries. Calasanz placed great emphasis on

2736-429: The teaching of mathematics. Training in mathematics and science was considered very important in his Pious schools, both for pupils and teachers. But Calasanz's main concern was undoubtedly the moral and Christian education of his students. As both priest and educator, he considered education to be the best way of changing society. All his writing is imbued with his Christian ideals, and the constitutions and regulations of

2793-465: Was annexed to the French Empire , and selected as the capital of the Roman canton. In autumn 1837, there was a plague epidemic in Rome, and 5,000 people left Rome. Frascati was the only city that opened its doors to them. Since then Frascati's flag has been the same as Rome's, yellow and red. In 1840 the "Accademia Tuscolana" was founded in the city by Cardinal-Bishop Ludovico Micara . In 1856

2850-459: Was broad enough that in 1643, he was made superior general of the Order and the elderly Calasanz was pushed aside. Upon this appointment, Calasanz publicly documented Cherubini's long pattern of child molestation, a pattern that he had known about for years. Even this did not block Cherubini's appointment, but other members of the Order were indignant about it, although they may have objected to Cherubini's more overt shortcomings. With such dissension,

2907-404: Was built, named after St. Sebastiano, in memory of the old basilica destroyed in the 9th century. After Prince Colonna's death in 1522, Lucrezia della Rovere sold Frascati to Pier Luigi Farnese , nephew of Pope Paul III . On May 1, 1527, a Landsknecht company, after having sacked Rome , arrived out of the bordering villages. However, the soldiers changed the direction of their movement next to

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2964-454: Was buried in the Church of San Pantaleo. Eight years after his death, Pope Alexander VII cleared the name of the Pious Schools. Joseph Calasanz was beatified on August 7, 1748, by Pope Benedict XIV . He was later canonized by Pope Clement XIII on July 16, 1767. On August 13, 1948, Pope Pius XII declared him to be the "Universal Patron of all Christian popular schools in the world." His heart and tongue are conserved incorrupt in

3021-505: Was called a marvel of Christian courage, a second Job. During the following years, Calasanz established Pious Schools in various parts of Europe. In October 1628 he was a guest of the Conti di Segni family in Poli and there, too, he established the Pious Schools. After convincing the pope of the need to approve a religious order with solemn vows dedicated exclusively to the education of youth,

3078-485: Was established on the initiative of Saint Joseph Calasanz . On June 18, 1656, a part of the plaster peeled off a wall inside the Church of St. Mary in Vivario, and an ancient fresco became visible. It was the image of Saints Sebastian and Roch , protector from the plague. In that same year there was an epidemic of plague in Rome but Frascati was unaffected. Since that year, the two Saints have been co-patron Saints of

3135-528: Was started up on Calasanz's initiative. One year later, on March 6, 1617, Pope Paul V approved Calasanz's group as the Pauline Congregation of the Poor of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, the first religious institute dedicated essentially to teaching, by his brief "Ad ea per quae." On March 25, 1617, he and his fourteen assistants received the Piarist habit and became the first members of

3192-399: Was the birthplace of: Frascati has drawn many famous people to live there for a time including: Saint Joseph Calasanz Joseph Calasanz Sch.P. ( Spanish : José de Calasanz ; Italian : Giuseppe Calasanzio ; September 11, 1557 – August 25, 1648), also known as Joseph Calasanctius and Iosephus a Matre Dei , was a Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of

3249-530: Was then the nearest free day to August 25. Parishes are dedicated to St. Joseph Calasanctius in Jefferson, Ohio and North Battleford, Saskatchewan . Granada , Spain has a parish church, Parroquia de San José de Calasanz, dedicated to him. There is also the Church of San Jose de Calasanz in Lockney, Texas . Calasanz is also commemorated in a number of schools around the world, named after him and overseen by

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