English College, Lisbon

About English College, Lisbon

According to Wikipedia, The English College, Lisbon was a Roman Catholic seminary that existed from the 17th century to the 20th century. Early history King Philip of Spain , issued a Royal charter on December 3, 1621, a papal brief was issued on September 29, 1622, by Pope Gregory XV and in 1624 a college for English students wishing to study for the Catholic priesthood, and for mission work in England and Wales, was founded in Lisbon by Pedro Coutinho, a member of a prominent family. It was known as SS. Peter and Paul's . It was awarded the same rights and privileges as the English College, Rome and was one of the Pontifical Colleges in the sense of being centrally controlled from Rome, one of the substantial group of institutions set up with the aim of maintaining the Catholic faith in England, Ireland, and Scotland. In 1628 the first students arrived from the English College, Douai.