Pietas Romana et Parisiensis, or, A faithful relation of the several sorts of charitable and pious works eminent in the cities of Rome and Paris the one taken out of the book written by Theodorus Amydenus ; the other out of that by Mr. Carr.

II. Of Colledges in Rome built for particular Nations. First, Of the German Colledge.

Pope Julius the third founded a Colledge in this City for the German Nation. For whilst Luther raged so in Germany, he thought by the means of the Alumni maintained in this Colledge, who after some time spent in Rome were to return again to their own Country, their seduced Countrymen might be reclaimed to a better understanding. Neither was his hope altogether frustrate, but yet he dying, this Colledge, which was scarce supported by a competent yearly Revenue, began to decay, so that it was almost reduced to nothing. Whereupon Gregory the thirteenth, for the great zeal he had for the house of God, much approved the design of this Colledge, and even founded it again by setling on it a very ample yearly Revenue.

The Government hereof, as of all the other Colledges founded by that Pope, is committed to the Religious of the Society of Jesus: and he would have it called the German and Hunga∣rian Colledge, because in it are maintained both Germans and Hungarians, and some Flemings.

The Alumni of this Colledge are about a hundred and fifty, more or less, their diet and clothing convenient, they go, as we said before of the Seminary, at their set hours, to hear the publick Lections in the Roman Colledge. There are among them some young men of the chiefest Gentry in their own Country, who having finished their Studies return home, and do excellent service for the Catholick Faith. The Church belonging to this Colledge is the Pa∣rish Church of St. Apollinary, near to the place Navona; as also the great House adjoining be∣longeth thereto.

The Service in the Church is performed by the Alumni, and to it is added a Quire most famous for Musick, for which alone there is allowed yearly the summe of two thousand Gold Crowns.