Marcianum Press

Marcianum Press is an Italian publishing house based in Venice. Founded in 2005 within the academic hub of the Studium Generale Marcianum, an institution created by the then Patriarch of Venice, Angelo Scola, it initially operated as a university press producing study and research tools for educational programs. The publishing house developed autonomously within the Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum. In 2009, Marcianum Press acquired the Libreria Studium, a bookstore founded in Venice in 1945 and specialized in religious publishing and Venetian-interest titles. From 2010, its editorial offerings expanded to include current affairs, literary, economic, and political essays, as well as fiction. On 15 December 2015, as part of the restructuring of Studium Generale Marcianum under Patriarch Francesco Moraglia, Marcianum Press was sold to Edizioni Studium of Rome, a publishing house founded in 1927 by Giovanni Battista Montini (later Pope Paul VI). Since then, it has operated as part of the Gruppo Editoriale Studium. The catalogue comprises twenty-five series and four journals (Arte documento, Marcianum, Ephemerides iuris canonici, Oasis) with varying annual frequencies. Volumes are distributed nationally and internationally. Main topics include theology, religion, history, law, ethics, philosophy, and canon law. In collaboration with Venetian institutions, specialists, and scholars, Marcianum Press has published major art volumes and exhibition catalogues aimed at enhancing historical, artistic, and architectural heritage locally and nationally, and documenting conservation and restoration initiatives. Marcianum Press has received several awards, including the Premio Capri San Michele (2010, 2011, 2012), the Premio Come Barbara (2011), and the Premio letterario internazionale Feudo di Maida (2010, 2011).

Marcianum Press was founded in 2005 in Venice as a university press within the academic hub of the Studium Generale Marcianum, an institution created by the then Patriarch of Venice, Angelo Scola (later Archbishop of Milan). Its initial purpose was to produce study and research tools for the institution's educational programs. The publishing house operated with editorial and managerial autonomy within the Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum. In 2009, Marcianum Press acquired the Libreria Studium, a bookstore founded in Venice in 1945 and specialized in religious publishing and titles of Venetian interest. This acquisition expanded its retail and distribution capabilities. Starting in 2010, the editorial program broadened beyond strictly academic and religious works to include current affairs, with literary, economic, and political essays, as well as fiction. This diversification marked a shift toward a more general-interest catalogue while maintaining its core strengths in theology, history, law, and canon law. On 15 December 2015, in the context of the restructuring of the Studium Generale Marcianum carried out by Patriarch Francesco Moraglia, Marcianum Press was sold to Edizioni Studium of Rome, a publishing house founded in 1927 by Giovanni Battista Montini (the future Pope Paul VI). Since then, Marcianum Press has operated as part of the Gruppo Editoriale Studium, alongside Edizioni Studium. The acquisition ensured the continuity of the Venetian publisher under a larger Roman Catholic publishing group. Throughout its history, Marcianum Press has published over ten titles per year from 2006 to 2017, qualifying as a medium-sized publisher. Its catalogue includes twenty-five series and four journals: Arte documento, Marcianum, Ephemerides iuris canonici, and Oasis. The publisher has collaborated with Venetian institutions, specialists, and scholars to produce major art volumes and exhibition catalogues, contributing to the documentation and enhancement of historical, artistic, and architectural heritage. Its volumes are distributed nationally and internationally. Marcianum Press has received several awards, including the Premio Capri San Michele (2010, 2011, 2012), the Premio Come Barbara (2011), and the Premio letterario internazionale Feudo di Maida (2010, 2011).

• 2015

  On 15 December, sold to Edizioni Studium of Rome.

• 2010

  Expanded editorial offerings to current affairs, literary, economic, and political essays, and fiction.

• 2009

  Acquired Libreria Studium, a bookstore founded in Venice in 1945.

• 2005

  Founded in Venice as a university press within Studium Generale Marcianum.

Medium-sized Italian publisher specializing in religious, academic, and cultural titles, with a focus on Venetian heritage.

• Arte documento

• Marcianum

• Ephemerides iuris canonici

• Oasis

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