Major Seminary, Ghent
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The Major Seminary in Ghent was an institution for the training of Catholic clergy for the diocese of Ghent, first founded in 1569. It has been established at three different locations in the city. Si
The first location of the seminary
The second location of the seminary
The third location of the seminary
Cornelius Jansen the Elder was a Catholic exegete and the first Bishop of Ghent. According to M.A. Screech, Jansen is considered by many to be the most outstanding Roman Catholic biblical scholar of h
Major Seminary, Ghent
…locations in the city. Since 2006 diocesan clergy from Ghent have been trained in Leuven. The seminary was founded in the Geeraard de Duivelsteen by Cornelius Jansen, the first bishop of Ghent, in accordance with the decrees of the Council of Trent. In 1623 Bishop Anthonius Triest acquired a new property on…
Cornelius Jansenius Hulstensis