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South, University of the: All Saints' Chapel
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Sewanee
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1857 - present
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South, University of the: All Saints' Chapel All Saints' Chapel, the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

University of the South

university, Sewanee, Tennessee, United States
Also known as: Sewanee
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University of the South, Private university in Sewanee, Tennessee, U.S., founded in 1857. Though affiliated with the Episcopal church, its teaching program is independent. It has a college of arts and sciences and a school of theology, which offers masterā€™s and doctoral programs. Its literary journal, The Sewanee Review, was founded in 1892.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.