Blairs College
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Sunset at Blairs College in 2001
St Mary's College, Blairs (commonly known as Blairs College), situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood.[1] Part of the former college now houses Blairs Museum, the museum of Scotland's Catholic heritage.[2] The New Chapel is a Category A listed building, with the other buildings listed as Category B.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Notable former pupils
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History[edit]
Lying on the south bank of the River Dee, between Kirkton of Maryculter and Aberdeen, the land on which the seminary was built was originally owned by the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, before passing to the Menzies family in 1542. In 1827 the land was donated to the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, and the original building, Menzies House, converted into a seminary for 25 pupils. In 1829 Lismore Seminary and Aquhorthies College were merged, then closed and the students moved to Blairs College.
As well as the Blairs Museum, the site also hosts the Blairs Library, a collection of 270,000 books concerning Scottish Catholic history. In 2012, it was proposed that the collection be moved to Aberdeen University Library.[4] In 2012, the site was also proposed by Muir Homes to be made into a housing development.[5]
The college closed in 1986, but the chapel continues to be used as a place of worship. There is a Sunday Mass in the chapel every week at 9:30 am.[6]
Notable former pupils[edit]
Prof R. F. Lamont BSc MBChB MD FRCOG,
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
C. J. Ryan, priest and scholar of Italian studies
See also[edit]
- St. Peter's Seminary (Cardross)
References[edit]
^ "Regeneration and Renewal of Blairs College" (PDF). The Muir Group. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
^ "Blairs College". Blairs Museum. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
^ Aberdeen from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 15 June 2016
^ Michael Turnbull, Why dispersing archives will rip the heart out of Scottish Catholic history from Herald Scotland, 3 July 2012, retrieved 15 June 2016
^ Frank Urquhart, Plans for Blairs Seminary redevelopment revealed from The Scotsman, 23 October 2013, retrieved 15 June 2016
^ Parishes from Diocese of Aberdeen, retrieved 15 June 2016
External links[edit]
- Blairs Museum The Museum of Scotland's Catholic Heritage
- Blairs College Official website of the 'Friends of Blairs'
- Buildings at Risk Register entry
- Urban Exploration of Blairs
- Another Urban Exploration of Blairs
- A third Urban Exploration of Blairs
- Article about new development
- Site entry at National Record of the Historic Environment
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