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The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê, is a private Catholic research univers
The UST Main Building and the Central Seminary building in the 1940s
The liberation of internees in front of the UST Main Building by the Americans in February 1945
The UST Main Building is the first earthquake-resistant building in Asia.
The Arch of the Centuries was declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum on January 25, 2010.
The University of Santo Tomas is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was founded on April 28, 1611, by the third A
University of Santo Tomas
…Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas (Filipino) Seal Latin: Pontificia et Regalis Sancti Thomae Aquinatis Universitas Manilana Universitas Catholica Philippinarum Other name UST or USTe Former name See…
The UST Main Building during its early years (1920s-1930s).
Miguel de Benavides, founder of the university
The Benavides Monument with the Main Building in the background.
The old University library in Intramuros consisted of Benavides' collection of books related to philosophy, theology, and law.