Educazione e scuola nell'opera di Geremia Bonomelli

Geremia Bonomelli (1831-1914), bishop of Cremona for more than forty years, was one of the most important figures of Italian Catholicism of his time. His life, pastoral work and books have been widely studied, while his pedagogical and scholastic interests remain largely unpublished. Despite the historiography gap, he committed to education of young people, promoted a new catechetical method, took care of the situation of the Italian school and its legislation. Differently from other Catholics, Bonomelli defended the fundamental role of the State in the government and management of the school, proposing an alliance between national and religious education. The article aims to highlight Bonomelli’s pedagogical and school views, which appear particularly important in the Italian Cristian pedagogy.