St Mary's College, Oscott

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St Mary's College is the Roman Catholic seminary of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, though it admits students for the priesthood from various dioceses of England & Wales, as well as some overseas students. Recently it has become the Diocesan centre for the formation of candidates for the Permanent Diaconate.

The College was founded in Old Oscott, in present day Great Barr, in 1794 both for the training of priests for and for the education of lay pupils. In 1838 the college moved to a new site, which came to be known as New Oscott. The new building was designed by Augustus Pugin and Joseph Potter at a cost of £40,000. It is grade II* listed. The college quickly became a symbol of the rebirth of the Catholic faith in England and played a prominent part in the life of the Church in the 19th century. In 1889, the college was closed, but reopened the following year as a seminary only.

[edit] Notable alumni

Edwin de Lisle, MP.
Bishop David McGough. Aux' Bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
George Jackson Mivart
Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo
See also: Alumni of St. Mary's College, Oscott

[edit] Further reading

The Oscottian - Literary Gazette of St Mary's College, Oscott. Jubilee edition, 1888
Oscott College in the Twentieth Century, Michael E. Williams, 2001, Gracewing Publishing (ISBN 0852445342)

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