Dominican House of Studies
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| Other names | Priory of the Immaculate Conception |
| Order | Order of Preachers |
| Established | 1905 |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Washington |
| Prior | The Rev. Father Ken Letoile, O.P. |
| Site | |
| Location | 487 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C., United States |
The Dominican House of Studies, officially the Priory of the Immaculate Conception, is a community of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers dedicated to the theological education of the friars of the Province who are preparing for the Catholic priesthood.[1]
It houses:
- The Priory of the Immaculate Conception.
- The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (PFIC), an Ecclesiastical, and therefore Pontifical, Faculty of theology.
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Building [edit]
The Dominican House of Studies is located on Michigan Ave., directly across from The Catholic University of America, in the part of northeastern Washington, D.C., once known as "Little Rome", today more commonly referred to as Brookland.
Established in 1905, the building is in the Gothic style. It is rumored to be the oldest poured concrete building in the District of Columbia, and is one of the oldest buildings near the University.
In addition to the Pontifical Faculty, the priory is home to the journal The Thomist and the Dominican College Library. It also provides office space to the Washington Theological Consortium, of which it is a member,[2] and the Leonine Commission, the commission preparing the critical edition of the works of Thomas Aquinas.
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The Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
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The Priory Chapel at the Dominican House of Studies
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New library and academic center under construction in 2007
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New library and academic center (September 2008)
Pontifical Faculty [edit]
The first "general studium" (house of study) of the Order of Preachers in the United States was established in Ohio in 1834. The studium moved to its present site in 1905 to be a part of the Catholic University of America.
In 1941 the Holy See established the house as a Pontifical Faculty of Theology (cf. Pontifical University), authorized to grant the degrees of Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Licentiate of Sacred Theology, and Doctor of Sacred Theology. Notwithstanding the accreditation, the Faculty does not at present award the Doctor of Sacred Theology.
It received civil accreditation to award the Master of Divinity during the 1970s. In 1993, to better serve its lay students, the Faculty began to offer a Master of Arts.
The Faculty, as Dominican, has a strong affinity to the works of St. Thomas Aquinas.
References [edit]
- ^ "Home". Dominican House of Studies and Priory of the Immaculate Conception. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Washington Theological Consortium Membership List
External links [edit]
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- Brookland (Washington, D.C.)
- Dominican education
- Educational institutions established in 1905
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.
- Seminaries and theological colleges in Washington, D.C.
- Universities and colleges in Washington, D.C.
