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Major Seminary in Bruges

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Coordinates: 51°13′05″N 3°13′50″E / 51.2181°N 3.2305°E / 51.2181; 3.2305
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The Heilige-Maagd-Mariakerk of the Grootseminarie in Bruges
Seminary garden

The Major Seminary in Bruges, in Dutch Grootseminarie, is a centre for training and formation in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, formerly used as the seminary for preparing candidates for the diocesan priesthood. It is located on the Potterierei in Bruges.

History

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Since 2018, candidates for the priesthood from all Flemish dioceses have been trained at the Johannes XXIII Seminary, Leuven,[1] but the Major Seminary in Bruges continues to provide other educational opportunities, such as the Theologische academie and the School voor geloof. The seminary has a large library and is housed in the 17th-century buildings of the former Ten Duinen Abbey, established in Bruges by Bernard Campmans in 1627. The buildings also house a branch of the United Nations University which works closely with the College of Europe.

Presidents

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The president of the seminary was one of the leading priests of the diocese and usually an honorary canon of the cathedral chapter.

The presidents:

References

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  1. ^ "Priesteropleiding vertrekt na 185 jaar uit Brugge". Het Nieuwsblad. 22 November 2017.

Further reading

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  • Adelbert Denaux & Eric Vanden Berghe (eds.), De Duinenabdij en het Grootseminarie te Brugge, Tielt, 1984
  • Kurt Priem, Het Grootseminarie te Brugge, de voormalige Duinenabdij, Bruges, 2009
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