The Higher Scientific Institute for Diocesan Priests at St. Augustine's (german: Das höheres Weltpriesterbildungsinstitut zum hl. Augustin) in

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, also well known as Augustineum or as Frintaneum, was a school for

diocesan priest In Christianity, the term secular clergy refers to deacons and priests who are not monastics or otherwise members of religious life. A secular priest (sometimes known as a diocesan priest) is a priest who commits themselves to a certain geogra ...

s that existed between 1816 and 1918. Seat of the institution was in the former monastery of Augustinians at Vienna's

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and after 1914 on Habsburggasse street. The main reason for the establishment of the Institute was the desire of Vienna court to educate own

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

s, independent of

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. Pupils of the Institute have studied theology for three years to achieve a doctorate. Pupils wore own special uniform. The Institute was opened for pupils from all over the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Until 1916, when it was abolished, it was attended by more than 1,000 pupils.

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