seminary

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A seminary is an institution for religious education, specifically for training candidates for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate. The term can also refer more broadly to any environment where something originates and is propagated, such as a "seminary of vice". Historically, the word comes from the Latin seminarium, meaning "seedbed" or "nursery," reflecting its original sense of fostering growth. Seminaries are a type of school, often at the secondary or higher education level.1

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Gregory XIII
Church reforms and controversies
…decree ordering the establishment of seminaries, he founded several colleges and seminaries, including the Gregorian University, and delegated their direction to the Jesuits, of whom he was a patron. These schools trained missionaries for those countries that had established Protestant state religions.
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…decree ordering the establishment of seminaries, he founded several colleges and seminaries, including the Gregorian University, and delegated their direction to the Jesuits, of whom he was a patron. These schools trained missionaries for those countries that had established Protestant state religions.
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