Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
St Salvator's College
St Salvator's College in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St Salvator's College 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 Salvator's College was a college of the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. Founded in 1450, it is the oldest of the university's colleges. In 1747 it merged with St Leonard's College to form United College.
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Background
History
St Salvator's College was founded in 1450 by James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews. It is named after Jesus of Nazareth, and refers to his title as savior (or salvator in Latin). King James II of Scotland had provided an endowment at the college's foundation and this allowed the training of ten students. Several of the original medieval buildings survive, including the college chapel, tower, tenement building (adjoining to the west of tower, actually older than the adjoining tower, but much restored) and the Hebdomadar's building. The dramatic west tower was built in the 1460s with the upper part of the spire being remodelled in 1851 by the Edinburgh architect Robert Matheson. In 1528, the…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3414, -2.7947
- Established
- 1450
- Official site
- www.st-andrews.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595430 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Salvator's College, St Andrews (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Salvator's College?
- St Salvator's College is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3414°, -2.7947°.
- When was St Salvator's College built?
- St Salvator's College dates to 1450.