Used for other educational institutions of higher
April 92010
The initial known group of Seminarians was gathered by St. Basil of Ancyra. The usage dropped out of popular use in the Middle Ages, when all religious education was in religious residencies, Christian Degree and afterwards, in the universities. After the Reformation and the emergence of new designations, Theology seminaries once more came into usage, especially in America. The 16th-century Council of Trent prescribed Seminaries to be opened up in every diocese.
In some countries, the word theological college is also used for other educational institutions of higher learning that train teachers. While the responsibility of the teaching Seminaries and religious seminaries is dissimilar, the terminology has not shifted. During the 19th century in America, Seminaries schooled women for the only socially satisfactory occupation: teaching. Only unmarried women could become instructors. Many early women’s colleges began as seminaries and created an crucial corps of teachers.