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The Church of San Anselmo 1893-1900 on the Aventine Hill in Rome, Italy. It is named in honor of Saint Anselm of Canterbury. The church was built by Francesco Vespignani between 1892 and 1896 according to the project of the Belgian Benedictine Abbot Hildebrand de Hemptinne. The church has three naves, divided by granite columns. The annexed buildings were designed by Hildebrand de Hemptinne and Fidelis von Stotzingen and built in 1900. The International College of Sant` Anselmo and the seat of the Abbot Primate of the Federation of the `Black Monks are here. The attached abbey is called Badia Primaziale Primatial Abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict. The complex also hosts the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm, including the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy, and the Philosophy and Theology faculties.

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