Saint Thomas University ( es, Universidad Santo Tomás) is a
Roman Catholic university located in
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
. It is the oldest Colombian university, founded in 1580 by the
Dominican Order. It has campuses in
Bucaramanga,
Tunja,
Medellín
Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...
, and
Villavicencio, and offers distance education.
Symbols
The Flag: It is composed of five horizontal stripes, three green and two white interspersed, the shield of the University in the central part.
The Seal: It was elaborated to affirm the pontifical origin of the institution with the founding bull "Romanux Pontifex" of 1580, authentic mandate of the Pope Gregorio XIII and is used in certificates and diplomas issued by the University.
Shield: It is formed by the Cross of Calatrava in black and white in the center sixteen golden circular rays, symbol of the sun of Aquino, on a circular blue background and the Latin motto ''Facientes Veritatem'', doers of the truth, in a red band.
The Hymn: It consists of eight verses, makes clear allusion to the humanist and vocational education of the university.
Notable alumni
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Andrés Rosillo y Meruelo
Andres or Andrés may refer to:
*Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US
*Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
*Andres (name)
*Hurricane Andres
* "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7
See also ...
, hero of the independence of Colombia.
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Camilo Torres Tenorio
José Camilo Clemente de Torres Tenorio (November 22, 1766 – October 5, 1816) was a Colombian politician. He is credited as being an early founder of the nation due to his role in early struggles for independence from Spain.
Biography
Tor ...
, hero of the independence of Colombia.
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Francisco José de Caldas, hero of the independence of Colombia.
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Francisco de Paula Santander, hero of the independence of Colombia.
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Atanasio Girardot
Manuel Atanasio Girardot Díaz (2 May 1791 – 30 September 1813) was a Colombian revolutionary leader.
Son of Louis Girardot, wealthy merchant and French miner, Girardot fought with Simón Bolívar in the '' Campaña Admirable'' and other bat ...
, hero of the independence of Colombia.
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Rafael María Baralt, Venezuelan politician.
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José María Samper, Colombian politician.
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Jorge García Usta, Colombian poet and writer.
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Alejandro Ordoñez Maldonado, embajador de Colombia ante la OEA. Ambassador of Colombia to the OAS.
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Pablo Montoya, Colombian writer.
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Alexandra Moreno Piraquive
Alexandra Moreno Piraquive (born 23 August 1969) is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Senator of Colombia from 2002 to 2014.
Moreno is a co-founder of the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA), a conservative social ...
, Colombian politics.
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Helga Díaz, Colombian actress.
* Luis Miguel Bermúdez Gutiérrez,
Grand Teacher award 2017.
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Tomás Alfonso Zuleta Díaz, Colombian singer and songwriter.
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Didier Alberto Tavera Amado, Colombian lawyer and politician.
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Mirtha Patricia Linares Prieto, president of the
Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP).
* César Augusto Reyes Medina, magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice.
* Héctor Javier Alarcón Granobles, magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice.
* Doctor Fernando Castillo Cadena, magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice.
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Santiago Castro-Gómez
Santiago Castro-Gómez (born 1958, Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian philosopher, a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and the director of the Pensar Institute in Bogotá.
Career and Work
Castro-Gómez began studying philosophy ...
, philosopher, public intellectual, and "visiting professor" at
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...
,
Pittsburgh University and at
Goethe University of Frankfurt.
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Pablo José Montoya Campuzano, is a Colombian novelist, poet, essayist, translator, critic and professor of literature.
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Isabel del Carmen Agatón Santander, is a Colombian feminist poet, lawyer, writer and teacher.
See also
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List of colonial universities in Latin America
References
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Catholic universities and colleges in Colombia
Universities and colleges in Medellín
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