Scots College (Rome)
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The Pontifical Scots College in Rome is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood from the dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It was established by a bull of Pope Clement VIII on 5 December 1600.
Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York and great benefactor of the Scots College, from a painting in possession the Scots College.
Pope Clement VIII
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Pope Clement VIII, born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death, in March 1605.
Portrait by an unknown Italian artist, 17th century
Election of Pope Clement VIII in 1592, by Louis de Caullery, Petit Palais (Paris)
Portrait mosaic by Jacopo Ligozzi (c. 1601, J. Paul Getty Museum)
Statue of Clement VIII in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore