The Major Seminary, Warmond (Dutch: ''Grootseminarie Warmond'') was one of the most important centres for the education of

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in the Netherlands from its establishment in 1799 until its closure in 1967. The building, which is partly a registered monument (

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38285), was then for some years used as a

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for the clergy and members of religious orders. Since 2017 it has been redeveloped into residential units, some as service flats.

Notable students and staff

* Cardinal Simonis (student) * Franciscus Jacobus van Vree, bishop of Haarlem (president, 1842–1853) * Cardinal Willebrands (student)

References

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