The Research Centre “Luigi Huetter“, Cultural Association constituted in 1981 without gain purposes, has the aim of collecting documentation, memories and memorabilia of Brotherhood and University of Limbs and Professions of the papal Rome and the diffusion of studies, news and information about the same argument.
The Centre has been instituted through the donation of the Library of the late doctor Mario Bosi collected by the Cultural Association “Gruppo dei Romanisti” and by the Archbrotherhood, that has granted freely the place necessary to his efficacy.
The activities of the "Centre” are:
a) the Library in whom it is kept, inventory, list and any type of papery or information regarding the institutions of the studies of the "Centre”;
b) the centre of harvesting of objects and memorabilia of any family what they have relation with the above-mentioned institutions and that will be organised in museum,
c) the promotion of studies and the diffusion of informations about the argument object of the activities and researches of the "Centre". Collaboration with other institutions of analogous reason, also for the organisation of events;
d) the assistance and encouragement to students and scholars for researches about the argument object of the activities and researches of the "Centre". The President and the Guiding Advice are organs of the "Centre”.
At present (2010) the "Centre" is in phase of reorganisation of the material and of the Library.
Publications
1. - Historical hints of Candelora’s Holiday (M. Barberino)
2. - The Candelora: pagan and christian holiday
3. - 350th anniversary of coronation of the Sacred Image of S. Maria dell’Orto by the Chapter Vatican (D. Rotella)
4. - S. Maria dell’Orto in Trastevere and his Venerable Archbrotherhood (E. Pucci)
5. - Fouth Anniversary of the miracle of S. Maria dell’Orto happened during the roman stay of the first japanese embassy. (1585 - 1985) (M. Barberito)
6. - The Blessed Juliano Nakaura S.J. Japanese martyr (1568 - 1633)
7. - The devotional practice of Forty Hours and the ancient "machine" of S. Maria dell’Orto in Trastevere (B. Forastieri)
8. - Short Guides of the church of St. Maria dell’Orto in Italian, French, English, German and Spanish
The historical archives of the Archbrotherhood are in rearrangement phase, his general characteristics are already well-known.
Him preserved papers widely document the history of the first Brotherhood and then of the Archbrotherhood, leaving from the first half of the XVI sec. The “Library of the Archives” is in constitution phase.
The consultation is allowed to students behind presentation letter and by appointment.
At present the consultation is reduced for reorganisation reasons. Photocopy of the material in consultation do not take place.