Saint Paul University () is a

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university federated with the

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since 1965. It is located on Main Street in Canada's capital city,

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. Fully bilingual, it offers instruction in both of the country's official languages: French and English. The university has been entrusted for over a century and a half to the Congregation of the

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. In August 1866, the university was endowed a civil charter that was passed by the government of the

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. It later received a pontifical declaration promulgated by Pope

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on 5 February 1889.

History

In 1848,

Joseph-Bruno Guigues Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues (; 26 August 1805 – 8 February 1874) was an Oblate priest, a teacher and became the first bishop of the diocese of Bytown (Ottawa) serving from (1847–1874). His consecration service in 1848 was performed by ...

, the first bishop of the

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, established the ''College of Bytown''. In 1856, the college was officially entrusted to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and, in 1866, it was renamed the ''College of Ottawa''. The institution would later rewrite its pontifical charter in keeping with the Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XI, and also rewrote its civil charter around the same time. Its rewritten civil charter was approved by the

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in 1933, when it was officially renamed the ''University of Ottawa'', and its revised pontifical charter was approved by the

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in 1934. On July 1, 1965, by an act of the

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, the institution previously known as the University of Ottawa was renamed ''Saint Paul University'', which retained its civil and pontifical charters, while a new corporate body, to be known as the

, was created to inherit the majority of the university's holdings.

Faculties

Canon Law Canon law (from , , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical jurisdiction, ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its membe ...

* Human Sciences * Philosophy * Theology

Undergraduate programs

* Social Communications * Human Relations and

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* Public

Ethics Ethics is the philosophy, philosophical study of Morality, moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates Normativity, normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches inclu ...

and Philosophy * Conflict Studies * Social Innovation *

Theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

Graduate programs

* Counselling, Psychotherapy and

* Canon Law * Conflict Studies * Public

and

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

* Leadership, Ecology and Equity *

Research centers and institutes

* Research Centre for Vatican II and 21st Century Catholicism * Centre for Religious Education and Catechesis * Research Centre in Public Ethics and Governance * Centre for Research on Conflict * Sophia Research Centre * Lonergan Centre

Research chairs

* Research Chair for Religious History of Canada * Chair in Christian Family Studies * Mercy and Presentation Sisters Chair

Services

* Jean-Léon Allie Library and Archives * Office of Research and Ethics * Office of Admission, Registrar and Student Services * Alumni and Development Office * Internship Office * Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre * Centre for Canonical Services (CCS) * Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Adults (CPCS) * Multiservices Centre * Computer and Distance Education Services * Pastoral Services * Recruitment and Communications Services * Financial Services * Facilities Services * Human Resources Services * Food and Conference Services

Jean-Léon Allie Library and Archives

The collection contains over 500,000 volumes, 1,000 current periodicals and some 100,000 microforms. History The library began on April 27, 1937, as the library of the University of Ottawa's seminary. The late Father Jean-Léon Allie, O.M.I., was its founder and first Chief Librarian. After occupying that post for more than 40 years, Father Allie continued to devote all his energies to the Library, as Acquisitions Librarian, then as University Librarian Emeritus, until his death on November 26, 1996. Starting with only four books, the library began immediately to grow through generous donations from other religious institutions, as well as through the founder's judicious purchases, to become the largest of its kind in Canada. The excellent quality of the library has long been recognized by scholars in philosophy, medieval studies and theology. As early as 1963, in a survey conducted for the National Conference of Canadian Universities and Colleges, Edwin E. Williams of Harvard University stated: "Ottawa (i.e. Saint Paul University) has nationally outstanding collections for philosophy and religious history, with advanced research holdings for work in ... medieval studies." The organization of the collection follows that of the Library of Congress mixed the Lynn-Peterson Classification System.

Partnership

The university is a member of the

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, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.AUFC
/ref> It was announced from autumn 2017, that St. Paul's, will begin offering, a joint distance learning, Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) and joint civil masters in canon law with

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, Ireland.

Alumni

* Cardinal Francis Eugene George, OMI *

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M.A. (1973)

References

Bibliography

External links

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile
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