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This new university, which owed much to the priest Cristoforo Borghi, was joined to the college (convitto) of the Congregation of St. Charles.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
bilby commented on the word convitto
Italian - boarding school. It does not mean convict.
Usage: At the age of thirteen I was convicted of adolescence and sentenced to five years of boarding school.
April 9, 2010