Major Seminary, Warmond
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The Major Seminary, 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

1799 establishments in Europe 1967 disestablishments in the Netherlands Buildings and structures in South Holland Education in South Holland Former Catholic seminaries {{Catholic-seminary-stub