The Scots College (Rome)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other Scots Colleges, see Scots College (disambiguation).
The Scots College (or The Pontifical Scots College) in Rome was established by Clement VIII in 1600, when it was assigned the revenue of the old Scots' hospice.[1] It is a Roman Catholic seminary for the church in Scotland.
The other seminaries are:
- Scotus College founded in 1993, Bearsden, Glasgow (closed in 2009; see Independent Catholic News report)
- The Royal Scots College - located at Salamanca, Spain since 1988; formerly at Madrid, then Valladolid until 1988.
[edit] References
- ^
"Roman Colleges". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
[edit] External links
- The Scots College, Rome
- Seminaries associated with the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference of Scotland
Coordinates: 41°57′27″N 12°27′25″E / 41.9575°N 12.45694°E
 |
This seminary-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This Italy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
