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The '''Royal English College of Valladolid''' is a residence and training centre located in [[Valladolid]], [[Spain]], for the training of [[Catholic priest]]s for the English and Welsh Mission, is under the patronage of [[St Alban]]. It was founded with the permission of [[King Philip II of Spain ]] by the English priest [[Robert Persons]] in 1589, during the [[English Reformation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=College History|url=http://www.sanalbano.org/home/college-history-page-1-of-2/|website=Royal English College, Valladolid|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref> |
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{{short description|Seminary for English and Welsh Catholic priests in Valladolid, Spain}} |
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The '''Royal English College''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Real Colegio de Ingleses'') is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Seminary]] located in [[Valladolid]], [[Spain]], for the training of [[Catholic priest|priest]]s in [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|England and Wales]]. It is under the patronage of [[St Alban]]. |
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Men of varying ages and backgrounds spend an introductory year in Valladolid to discern their vocation and begin spiritual and human formation for [[Catholic priesthood]]. After their year in Valladolid, students typically proceed to seminaries in the United Kingdom and Ireland or to Rome. |
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== History == |
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[[Robert Persons]], an English [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] priest, founded the College in 1589, during the [[English Reformation]], with the permission of [[King Philip II of Spain]].<ref>{{cite web |title=College History |url=http://www.sanalbano.org/home/college-history-page-1-of-2/ |accessdate=25 November 2015 |website=Royal English College, Valladolid}}</ref> |
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The College was run by the Jesuits until their expulsion from Spain in 1767. This created a crisis for the College, which was bereft of faculty and students in one blow. Bishop [[Richard Challoner]], Vicar Apostolic in London, was instrumental in securing the future of the College by amalgamating the three existing English Colleges in [[Madrid]], [[English College of St Gregory|Seville]], and Valladolid, and securing staff from the English Mission and students from the [[English College, Douai|English College]] at [[Douai]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burton|first=Edwin H.|title=The Life and Times of Bishop Challoner (1691-1781)|publisher=Longmans & Co.|year=1909|location=London|pages=102-107}}</ref> The College inherited the assets of the [[English College of St Gregory]] in Seville: it had been founded by Persons in 1592 and had become bankrupt by 1645.<ref>Martin Murphy, ''St Gregory's College, Seville 1592-1767'', Catholic Record Society, 1992</ref> |
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In 1998, the [[Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales|Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales]] endorsed the College as its Propaedeutic Seminary, following the encouragement for such seminaries promulgated by [[Pope John Paul II]] in his ''[[Pastores dabo vobis]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=Edward |date=21 September 2018 |title=Royal English College of Valladolid reflects on historical contribution to church |url=https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/9771/royal-english-college-of-valladolid-reflects-on-historical-contribution-to-church- |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=[[The Tablet]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=February 2015 |title=A Charter for Priestly Formation for England and Wales |url=https://cbcew.org.uk/plain/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/charter-priestly-formation.PDF |publisher=[[Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales]]}}</ref> This endorsement established the introductory year of studies and formation at the College.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Today, men of varying ages and backgrounds spend an introductory year in Valladolid, to discern their vocation and begin formation for [[Catholic priesthood]]. They are exposed to spiritual and human formation, which roots their faith in [[Jesus Christ]], and prepares them to go on to seminaries in the [[United Kingdom]] or [[Ireland]], or to [[Rome]] or elsewhere. |
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==Our Lady Vulnerata== |
==Our Lady Vulnerata== |
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[[File:Our Lady Vulnerata2.jpg|thumb|upright|The Vulnerata on a [[paso]] before a procession]] |
[[File:Our Lady Vulnerata2.jpg|thumb|upright|The Vulnerata on a [[Paso (float)|paso]] before a procession]] |
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The image of [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Our Lady]] venerated in the College Chapel is that of ''La Vulnerata'', or ''The Wounded One''. The story of the Vulnerata goes back centuries; but in 1596, as [[Spain]] was gathering a fleet in the city of [[Cadiz]], the [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Earl of Essex]] together with [[Sir Walter Raleigh]] led an English fleet into the harbour, [[Capture of Cádiz|defeated the Spanish fleet]] and sacked the city. Some of the English troops started a riot and dragged a statue of the Virgin Mother and Child from a church to the market square where they desecrated it. They cut off both arms, and all that remained of the child were parts of his tiny feet on his mother’s knee. |
The image of [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Our Lady]] venerated in the College Chapel is that of ''La Vulnerata'', or ''The Wounded One''. The story of the Vulnerata goes back centuries; but in 1596, as [[Spain]] was gathering a fleet in the city of [[Cadiz]], the [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Earl of Essex]] together with [[Sir Walter Raleigh]] led an English fleet into the harbour, [[Capture of Cádiz|defeated the Spanish fleet]] and sacked the city. Some of the English troops started a riot and dragged a statue of the Virgin Mother and Child from a church to the market square where they desecrated it. They cut off both arms, and all that remained of the child were parts of his tiny feet on his mother’s knee. |
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The mutilated statue was taken to [[Madrid]], and given a place of honour in a private chapel of a Countess. The priests and seminarians of the English College in Valladolid asked the Countess if they might make reparation for the behaviour of their fellow countrymen who had desecrated the statue. She agreed and the statue was brought to [[Valladolid]] and installed with great solemnity in the College Chapel in 1600. |
The mutilated statue was taken to [[Madrid]], and given a place of honour in a private chapel of a Countess. The priests and seminarians of the English College in Valladolid asked the Countess if they might make reparation for the behaviour of their fellow countrymen who had desecrated the statue. She agreed and the statue was brought to [[Valladolid]] and installed with great solemnity in the College Chapel in 1600. |
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Every year during [[Holy Week]] the statue is processed along the street, where it is met by a huge [[paso]] or float, which has a large depiction of the Crucified [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] resting on top of it. The two images meet, and dance to each other for a brief period—then the Vulnerata comes back to the College. |
Every year during [[Holy Week]] the statue is processed along the street, where it is met by a huge [[Paso (float)|paso]] or float, which has a large depiction of the Crucified [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] resting on top of it. The two images meet, and dance to each other for a brief period—then the Vulnerata comes back to the College. |
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<ref>Williams, M., ''St Alban's College, Valladolid: Four Centuries of English Catholic Presence in Spain'' (London: C Hurst & Co, 1986)</ref> |
<ref>Williams, M., ''St Alban's College, Valladolid: Four Centuries of English Catholic Presence in Spain'' (London: C Hurst & Co, 1986)</ref> |
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==College Martyrs== |
==College Martyrs== |
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The following alumni of the College |
The following alumni of the College were martyred during the [[Protestant Reformation]] in England and Wales: |
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*Blessed [[Roger Cadwallador]] |
*Blessed [[Roger Cadwallador]] |
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*Blessed [[Ralph Corby]] SJ |
*Blessed [[Ralph Corby]] SJ |
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*Blessed [[Robert Drury (priest)|Robert Drury]] |
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*Blessed [[Roger Filcock]] SJ |
*Blessed [[Roger Filcock]] SJ |
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*Blessed [[Thomas Holland (Jesuit)|Thomas Holland]] SJ |
*Blessed [[Thomas Holland (Jesuit)|Thomas Holland]] SJ |
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*Blessed [[Thomas Palaser]] OSF |
*Blessed [[Thomas Palaser]] OSF |
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*Blessed [[ |
*Blessed [[Thomas Reynolds (priest)|Thomas Reynolds]] |
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*Blessed [[William Richardson (martyr)|William Richardson]] |
*Blessed [[William Richardson (martyr)|William Richardson]] |
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*Blessed [[William Southerne]] |
*Blessed [[William Southerne]] |
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*Venerable [[Edward Morgan (priest)|Edward Morgan]] SJ |
*Venerable [[Edward Morgan (priest)|Edward Morgan]] SJ |
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==English College, Seville== |
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The College inherited the assets of the [[English College of St Gregory]], [[Seville]] upon the closure of the latter: the Seville College had been founded by [[Robert Persons]] in 1592, was bankrupt by 1645, and was closed on the expulsion of the [[Jesuits]] from Spain in 1767.<ref>Martin Murphy, ''St Gregory's College, Seville 1592-1767'', Catholic Record Society, 1992</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[English College, Douai]] |
* [[English College, Douai]] |
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* [[English College, Rome]] |
* [[English College, Rome]] |
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* [[List of Jesuit sites]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:16, 18 May 2024
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| Type | Seminary |
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| Established | 1589 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Rector | Fr John Flynn |
| Location | , |
| Website | http://www.sanalbano.org/ |
The Royal English College (Spanish: Real Colegio de Ingleses) is a Catholic Seminary located in Valladolid, Spain, for the training of priests in England and Wales. It is under the patronage of St Alban.
Men of varying ages and backgrounds spend an introductory year in Valladolid to discern their vocation and begin spiritual and human formation for Catholic priesthood. After their year in Valladolid, students typically proceed to seminaries in the United Kingdom and Ireland or to Rome.
History
Robert Persons, an English Jesuit priest, founded the College in 1589, during the English Reformation, with the permission of King Philip II of Spain.[1]
The College was run by the Jesuits until their expulsion from Spain in 1767. This created a crisis for the College, which was bereft of faculty and students in one blow. Bishop Richard Challoner, Vicar Apostolic in London, was instrumental in securing the future of the College by amalgamating the three existing English Colleges in Madrid, Seville, and Valladolid, and securing staff from the English Mission and students from the English College at Douai.[2] The College inherited the assets of the English College of St Gregory in Seville: it had been founded by Persons in 1592 and had become bankrupt by 1645.[3]
In 1998, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales endorsed the College as its Propaedeutic Seminary, following the encouragement for such seminaries promulgated by Pope John Paul II in his Pastores dabo vobis (1992).[4][5] This endorsement established the introductory year of studies and formation at the College.[5]
Our Lady Vulnerata
The image of Our Lady venerated in the College Chapel is that of La Vulnerata, or The Wounded One. The story of the Vulnerata goes back centuries; but in 1596, as Spain was gathering a fleet in the city of Cadiz, the Earl of Essex together with Sir Walter Raleigh led an English fleet into the harbour, defeated the Spanish fleet and sacked the city. Some of the English troops started a riot and dragged a statue of the Virgin Mother and Child from a church to the market square where they desecrated it. They cut off both arms, and all that remained of the child were parts of his tiny feet on his mother’s knee.
The mutilated statue was taken to Madrid, and given a place of honour in a private chapel of a Countess. The priests and seminarians of the English College in Valladolid asked the Countess if they might make reparation for the behaviour of their fellow countrymen who had desecrated the statue. She agreed and the statue was brought to Valladolid and installed with great solemnity in the College Chapel in 1600.
Every year during Holy Week the statue is processed along the street, where it is met by a huge paso or float, which has a large depiction of the Crucified Christ resting on top of it. The two images meet, and dance to each other for a brief period—then the Vulnerata comes back to the College. [6]
College Martyrs
The following alumni of the College were martyred during the Protestant Reformation in England and Wales:
- Saint Ambrose Barlow OSB
- Saint Thomas Garnet SJ
- Saint John Lloyd
- Saint John Plessington
- Saint John Roberts OSB
- Saint Henry Walpole SJ
- Blessed Ralph Ashley SJ
- Blessed Edward Bamber
- Blessed Mark Barkworth OSB
- Blessed Arthur Bell OSF
- Blessed Thomas Benstead
- Blessed Thomas Bullaker OSF
- Blessed Roger Cadwallador
- Blessed Ralph Corby SJ
- Blessed Robert Drury
- Blessed Roger Filcock SJ
- Blessed Thomas Holland SJ
- Blessed Thomas Palaser OSF
- Blessed Thomas Reynolds
- Blessed William Richardson
- Blessed William Southerne
- Blessed Thomas Whitaker
- Venerable Edward Morgan SJ
See also
References
- ^ "College History". Royal English College, Valladolid. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Burton, Edwin H. (1909). The Life and Times of Bishop Challoner (1691-1781). London: Longmans & Co. pp. 102–107.
- ^ Martin Murphy, St Gregory's College, Seville 1592-1767, Catholic Record Society, 1992
- ^ Kendall, Edward (21 September 2018). "Royal English College of Valladolid reflects on historical contribution to church". The Tablet. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b "A Charter for Priestly Formation for England and Wales" (PDF). Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. February 2015.
- ^ Williams, M., St Alban's College, Valladolid: Four Centuries of English Catholic Presence in Spain (London: C Hurst & Co, 1986)