The Society of the Divine Word, popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
Arnold Janssen (1837-1909), founder of the Society of the Divine Word
Countries and territories where the Divine Word Missionaries are present (2018) with years of foundation in each mission and some statistics (2020).
Divine Word College Seminary in Epworth, Iowa, United States.
The Divine Word Theologate in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
The University of San Carlos, commonly referred to as San Carlos or Sangkarlos, is a private Catholic research university administered by the Society of the Divine Word in Cebu City, Philippines since
Society of the Divine Word
…Center in Davao City while seminarians for brotherhood are formed in the Freinademetz Formation House in Cebu City. In education, the SVDs run the University of San Carlos in Cebu City; Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City; and the Liceo del Verbo Divino (formerly Divine Word University) of Tacloban City. In pastoral…
Historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2010
King Charles III of Spain issued a royal decree banishing the Jesuits from all Spanish territories in 1767, which forced the closure of Colegio de San Ildefonso in Cebu. He issued a new royal decree to reopen the school in 1779 under the Diocese of Cebu and rename it to Real Seminario de San Carlos in honor of the reigning monarch's royal patron saint, St. Charles Borromeo, while also paying homage to the reigning monarch, King Charles III himself, which serves as the namesake of the institution
The facade of the Seminario-Colegio de San Carlos at the start of the Vincentian administration
Facade of the Fr. Arthur Dingman Building prior to having its current color scheme