The Collegium Canisianum or simply Canisianum in

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, Austria, is an international School of Theology for priests' of the

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church run by the

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History

The Canisianum is one of many Jesuit seminaries worldwide named after Saint

Peter Canisius Peter Canisius ( nl, Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Swit ...

and was built in 1910–1911 under Rector, or Regens, Michael Hofmann, to replace the previous ''Nicolaihaus'' seminary, which had been outgrown. During

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it also accommodated from 1915 to 1919 the students of the

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. On 21 November 1938 it was shut down by the

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. The theology Faculty relocated to Sitten, Switzerland until they were able to return to Innsbruck in October 1945. In 2007 the Canisianum changed from a seminary to an International School of Theology, for ordained priests pursuing advanced studies at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

."Collegium Canisianum", Jesuiten in Zentraleuropa
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Notable alumni

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(1892–1945), bishop of the diocese of

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, beatified in 1997 * Blessed

Nykyta Budka Nykyta Budka ( ua, Никита Будка aka Nikita, Mykyta, or Nicetas Budka; June 7, 1877 in Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary – October 1, 1949 in Karaganda, USSR) was a clergyman of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who lived and worked in A ...

(1877–1959), auxiliary bishop of

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(

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), beatified in 2001 *

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(1898–1985), bishop of Mostar-Duvno and apostolic administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan *

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(1887–1978),

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* Blessed

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(1878–1946),

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, cardinal, beatified 2005 *

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(b. 1951), German Catholic prelate * Blessed Andrew Ishchak (1887–1941), professor at the theological academy in Lwów, beatified in 2001 * Wasyl Kushnir (1893–1979), Ukrainian priest and political activist *

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(1914–2000), Cardinal, archbishop of Lviv of the

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* Konrad Graf von Preysing (1880–1950), bishop of

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, cardinal * Paulus Rusch (1903–1986), bishop of

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(1867–1951), cardinal archbishop of

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, cardinal *

Joseph Slipyj Josyf Slipyi ( uk, Йосиф Сліпий, born as uk, Йосиф Коберницький-Дичковський, translit=Yosyf Kobernyts'kyy-Dychkovs'kyy; 17 February 1892 – 7 September 1984) was a Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek ...

(1892–1984),

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of the Ukrainian Catholic church, cardinal *

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(b. 1921), bishop of

* Blessed

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(1869–1951),

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of Russia and

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of the

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, beatified 2001 *

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(1908–1999), first bishop of

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* Henry Joseph Grimmelsmann (1890–1972), first bishop of

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and a principal author of ''The Holy Bible, New Testament, Challoner-Rheims Version, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Revision''

References

External links

Canisianum Website
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History

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links