Blairs College
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St Mary's College, Blairs (commonly known as Blairs College) was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary
for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood
.
Lying on the south bank of the River Dee
, between Kirkton of Maryculter and Aberdeen
, the land on which the seminary was built was originally owned by the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, before passing to the Menzies family in 1542. In 1827 the land was gifted to the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, and the original building, Menzies House, converted into a seminary for 25 pupils.
The New Chapel is a Category A listed building, with the other buildings listed as Category B.
The Blairs Museum, the museum of Scotland's Catholic heritage, is housed in part of the former St Mary’s College.
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood
Priesthood (Catholic Church)
The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....
.
Lying on the south bank of the River Dee
River Dee, Aberdeenshire
The River Dee is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through Strathdee to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen...
, between Kirkton of Maryculter and Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, the land on which the seminary was built was originally owned by the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, before passing to the Menzies family in 1542. In 1827 the land was gifted to the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, and the original building, Menzies House, converted into a seminary for 25 pupils.
The New Chapel is a Category A listed building, with the other buildings listed as Category B.
The Blairs Museum, the museum of Scotland's Catholic heritage, is housed in part of the former St Mary’s College.
External links
- Blairs Museum (The Museum of Scotland's Catholic Heritage)
- Blairs College (The official website of the 'Friends of Blairs')