Theological School of St. Lawrence University
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The Theological School of St. Lawrence University was founded in 1856 at St. Lawrence University and closed in 1965, one of the three Universalist seminaries ( Crane Divinity School and Ryder Divinity School being the others). In 1858, there were four students. The school closed in 1965 with the consolidation of the
Universalist Church of America The Universalist Church of America (UCA) was originally a Christian Universalist religious denomination in the United States (plus affiliated churches in other parts of the world). Known from 1866 as the Universalist General Convention, the nam ...
and the
American Unitarian Association The American Unitarian Association (AUA) was a religious denomination in the United States and Canada, formed by associated Unitarian congregations in 1825. In 1961, it consolidated with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian Uni ...
into the Unitarian Universalist Association.


Notable people


Alumni

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Olympia Brown Olympia Brown (January 5, 1835 – October 23, 1926) was an American minister and suffragist. She was the first woman to be ordained as clergy with the consent of her denomination. Brown was also an articulate advocate for women's rights and one ...
in 1863—the first woman in America to receive ordination with full denominational authority. * Florence E. Kollock (1848-1925), Universalist minister and lecturer


Leaders

* 1856–1879: Ebenezer Fisher (president) * 1879–1898: Isaac Morgan Atwood (president) * 1899–1913: Henry Prentiss Forbes (dean) * 1914–1951: John Murray Atwood (dean) * 1951–1960: Angus Hector MacLean (dean) * 1960–1965: Max Kapp (dean)


References

Seminaries and theological colleges in New York (state) Unitarian Universalism Unitarian Universalism in New York (state) Universities and colleges affiliated with the Universalist Church of America Educational institutions established in 1856 Educational institutions disestablished in 1965 St. Lawrence University 1856 establishments in New York (state) 1965 disestablishments in New York (state) {{Universalism-stub