St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary

St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary
TypeSeminary
Active1912–1988
AffiliationCatholic Church (Order of Friars Minor Conventual)
Location
Rensselaer
,
New York
,
United States

St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary was a Roman Catholic seminary in Rensselaer, New York. Established in 1912, it was run by the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and closed in 1988.[1]

The facility was housed in the historic Beverwyck Manor.

Notable alumni

  • Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast[2]
  • Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta[3]
  • Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Valença from 1990 to 2014[4]
  • Martin de Porres Ward, O.F.M. Conv., African-American Conventual friar and missionary to Brazil, candidate for canonization

References

  1. ^ Brandon, Craig (1988-05-07). "St. Anthony-on-Hudson to close as seminary". Albany Times Union. The seminary at St. Anthony-on-Hudson, operated here by the Franciscan Friars for the past 76 years, is scheduled to close at the end of this month as part of a national trend toward concentrating seminarians at large centers.
  2. ^ Paddock, Barry (March 10, 2013). "Meet Peter Cardinal Turkson — the possible future Pope who started his spiritual path in upstate New York". New York Daily News.
  3. ^ "Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM, Conv". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  4. ^ Benson, Emily (October 17, 2019). "The Right Mann: World Mission Sunday". The Evangelist. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.