St. Mary's Seminary and University
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Former name | St. Mary's Seminary and College |
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Motto | Apostolica civilisque (Latin) |
Motto in English | Apostolic and public |
Type | Roman Catholic seminary |
Established | October 1791 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic Church (Sulpician Fathers) |
Vice-president | Rev. Gladstone Stevens PSS. (Vice Rector) |
President-Rector | Rev. Phillip J. Brown PSS. |
Students | 158 (Fall 2018) |
Location | Baltimore , Maryland , United States 39°21′37″N 76°38′24″W / 39.3604°N 76.6400°W |
Campus | 40 acres (16 ha) |
Affiliations | MSA, ATS, MICUA |
Website | www.stmarys.edu |
St. Mary's Seminary and University is a
History
In consequence of the threatening aspect of affairs in France, Rev. J. A. Emery, Superior-General of the
The Sulpicians, fleeing the French Revolution, sailed from Saint Malo on 8 April 1791. Also on board was François-René de Chateaubriand. They arrived in Baltimore on 10 July. They purchased the One Mile Tavern on the edge of the city, dedicated the house to the Blessed Virgin, and in October opened classes with five students whom they had brought from France. This was the beginning of St. Mary's, the first American seminary.[2]
With the help of Bishop John Carroll and others, the Sulpicians were able to purchase additional property adjoining the One Mile Tavern and build St. Mary's College and Seminary on North Paca Street at the developed northwest edge of the newly incorporated city.
St. Mary's was established as a theological seminary in 1822 by Pope Pius VII, when it was authorized as the first ecclesiastical faculty in the United States with the right to grant degrees in the name of the Holy See.[3] The seminary continued to be operated by the Sulpicians. In addition, it maintains an ecclesiastical faculty today.
The under-graduate secular St. Mary's College closed in 1852 and Archbishop Kenrick asked the Jesuits to oversee the formation of a school. Construction of Loyola High School began on Charles Street in early 1852, and on September 15, 1852, the school enrolled its first students. That same year saw the opening of Loyola College in two small rented townhouses on Holliday Street, between East Lexington and East Fayette Streets.
The influence of the St. Mary's Seminary increased in the late 19th century under the leadership of Alphonse Magnien, who served as superior of the school from 1878 to 1902.
St. Mary's Seminary and now University moved to a large 40-acre, park-like campus at the southwest intersection of Roland and Belvedere (later Northern Parkway) Avenues in the
In 1968, reflecting a more ecumenical and outgoing spirit from the
In 1974, the institution's name was changed to "St. Mary's Seminary and University" to reflect its expanded departments and graduate degree programs.[4]
During his famous visit to the "Premier See" of Baltimore in 1995, the first by any
Father Robert F. Leavitt retired as long-time president/rector in spring 2007, having served at that position for 27 years—the longest tenure of any president/rector in the school's history. The Seminary's alumni have gone on to reach bishop's positions and form leading teaching roles in various theological seminaries of the Church in many cities and towns of the United States.
Architecture
St. Mary's Seminary Chapel
Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity, pronounced vows of chastity and obedience to John Carroll for one year in the lower chapel on Paca Street on March 25, 1809.[6] The chapel's basement was used for services for members of the Afro-Haitian Catholic community who had left Santo Domingo because of the Haitian Revolution. The old Godefroy Chapel is now St. Mary's Spiritual Center and Historic Site.
Mother Seton House
St.
Institutes and facilities
The Knott Library (endowed by industrialist, contractor/builder, and philanthropist Henry J. Knott) at St. Mary's Seminary and University houses the collected papers of Fr. Raymond E. Brown S.S. (S.T.B., 1951), an eminent Johannine scholar and St. Mary's graduate.[7]
St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute, founded in 1968, offers graduate degrees and certificates; it supports a diverse adult learning environment of different ethnicities and denominations. Dr. Brent Laytham, formerly of North Park University, is the E.I.'s dean, succeeding Dr. Michael J. Gorman.[8] Gorman remains on the faculty as the inaugural Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology.
In May 2012, N. T. Wright was the keynote speaker for the graduating class at the E.I. and was himself awarded an honorary degree.
Notable alumni
- St. Paul, Minnesota
- Protestant-led, famous Union Theological Seminary in New York City
- Edward Mann Butler, (1784–1855), first president of the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky
- Seoul
- Bishop John Carrollof the Diocese and later Archdiocese of Baltimore), in Baltimore, Maryland
- Samuel Eccleston, (1801–1851), fifth Archbishop of Baltimore, (1831-1854), Baltimore, Maryland
- Detroit, Michigan
- James Cardinal Gibbons, (1834–1921), ninth Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore, (1877-1921) in Baltimore, Maryland
- Los Angeles, elected first California District Court Judge of the newly established "First Judicial District of California" from 1852 to 1864 for the southern California Counties of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino Counties. Writer/Author about early California province, republic and state historyplus legal practices, law and precedents.
- Peter Leo Ireton, (1882–1958), Bishop of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia
- St. Louis, Missouri
- 37th U.S. Congress
- Thomas Mardaga, (1913–1984), sixth Bishop of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware
- Joseph Maskell (1939–2001), Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse[9]
- President of Georgetown Collegeand first British-American-born Catholic priest
- Michael J. McGivney, (1852–1890), American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut, founded the Knights of Columbus[citation needed]
- Detroit, Michigan
- Rome, Italy
- Bishop of Hartford, in Hartford, Connecticut
- Patrick Thomas O'Reilly, (1833–1892), first Bishop of Springfield in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Edward Coote Pinkney, (1802–1828), poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor
- John Baptist Pitaval, (1858–1928), Archbishop of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Joseph C. Plagens, (1880–1943), Bishop of Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Michael Portier, (1795–1859), first Bishop of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama
- Ignatius A. Reynolds, (1798–1855), Bishop of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina
- John T. Richardson, (1923–2022), President of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois
- John Joyce Russell, (1897–1993), Bishop of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia
- William Thomas Russell, (1863–1927), Bishop of Charleston, in Charleston, South Carolina
- Augustus John Schwertner, (1870–1939), Bishop of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas
- Jerome Sebastian, (1895–1960), Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland
- Archdiocese for the Military Services
- Walter Francis Sullivan, (1928-2012), Bishop of Richmond, in Richmond, Virginia
- John Payne Todd (1792–1852), step-son of fourth President James Madison, (1751-1836, served 1809–1817)[10]
- Thomas Joseph Toolen, (1886–1976), Bishop of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama
- Duchess of Windsor and wife of former King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the British throne in 1937)
- Vincent Stanislaus Waters, (1904–1974), Bishop of Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Joseph Clement Willging, (1884–1959), Bishop of Pueblo in Pueblo, Colorado
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
See also
References
- ^ Jones, Arthur. "Michael Levadoux." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 15 January 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Fenlon, John Francis. "Sulpicians in the United States." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 16 January 2019 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "America's First Seminary". St. Mary's Seminary and University. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b "St. Mary's Seminary & University". BrainTrack. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Tour of St. Mary’s Seminary and University", AIA Baltimore
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Ann Seton", Archdiocese of Baltimore
- ^ "Welcome to the Knott Library". St. Mary's Seminary and University. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "The Ecumenical Institute of Theology: An Invitation". St. Mary's University and Seminary. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- Baltimore Sun, August 3, 1984.
- ^ Account with St. Mary’s College, [7 June 1810], National Archives