International Seminary of Saint Pius X

Coordinates: 46°09′22″N 7°12′15″E / 46.1562435°N 7.2042985°E / 46.1562435; 7.2042985
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46°09′22″N 7°12′15″E / 46.1562435°N 7.2042985°E / 46.1562435; 7.2042985

Main building. It is the first of current six seminaries of SSPX.
The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in Écône.

The International Seminary of Saint Pius X in

Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
, and his tomb can be found there.

History

Main articles:
Society of St. Pius X and Marcel Lefebvre

SSPX was founded, with the canonical approval of the

Holy Ghost Fathers (1962-1968), a Father of the Second Vatican Council and one of the best-known prelates in Africa, where he spent much of his early pastoral ministry. He retired as head of the Holy Ghost Fathers in 1968 when the order began revisions of its constitutions, which Lefebvre considered modernist
.

A priest giving blessings after ordination at the SSPX seminary at Ecône

Shortly after his resignation, Archbishop Lefebvre was approached by

French Seminary in Rome who, he said, were being persecuted for their adherence to traditional beliefs and doctrines.[1] They sought advice on a conservative seminary to complete their studies. He directed them to the University of Fribourg, Switzerland
.

In 1970, urged by the

Society of Apostolic Life. Affluent Swiss laymen offered the seminary at Écône
in Switzerland to the newly formed group.

The seminary received a reputation as a "wildcat seminary" for its teaching of centuries old practices which were being abandoned in most other parts of the church.

latae sententiae.[4] Lefebvre resided in a private apartment on the property until his death in 1991 and is buried in a tomb nearby, which was visited by Cardinal Silvio Oddi
in 1992.

References

  1. ^ The Wanderer Interviews Fr. Aulagnier, SSPX Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Luc Gagnon, September 18, 2003
  2. ^ Davies, Michael (1979). "Chapter 2: A New Apostolate"". Apologia Pro Marcel Lefebvre. Vol. 1. The success of Ecône provided so dramatic a contrast to this débâcle that its very existence became intolerable for some French bishops. They referred to it as Le Séminaire Sauvage—the Wildcat Seminary—giving the impression that it had been set up illegally without the authorization of the Vatican. This appellation was seized upon gleefully by the Liberal Catholic press throughout the world and soon the terms 'Ecône' and 'Wildcat Seminary' became synonymous.
  3. ^ Declaration Archived June 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Decree of excommunication on Marcel Lefebvre". 1 July 1988. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

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