Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
St Mary's College, St Andrews
St Mary's College, St Andrews in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St Mary's College, St Andrews is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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St Mary's College, founded as New College or College of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the home of the Faculty and School of Divinity within the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland.
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Background
History
The college was founded in 1538 by Archbishop James Beaton, uncle of Cardinal David Beaton on the site of the Pedagogy or St John's College (founded 1418). St Mary's College was intended to preserve the teachings of the Catholic church against the Protestant teachings of the reformers. It was dedicated to a revival of learning on the Continental trilingual model and from the outset laid emphasis on the knowledge of Latin, Greek and Hebrew. In 1579, nineteen years after the Reformation brought fundamental changes to the religious life of the Scottish nation, St Mary's College was reconstituted, under the influence of Andrew Melville, as the Faculty of Divinity of the university. At its…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3391, -2.7946
- Established
- 1538
- Official site
- www.st-andrews.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594480 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's College, St Andrews (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's College, St Andrews?
- St Mary's College, St Andrews is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3391°, -2.7946°.
- When was St Mary's College, St Andrews built?
- St Mary's College, St Andrews dates to 1538.