Saint Bernard's Seminary is a historic former

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seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

complex located at Rochester in

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. The educational institution formerly inhabiting the complex changed its name to St. Bernard's Institute and moved to the campus of

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in 1981 and was renamed again to

St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry is a private Catholic graduate school in Rochester, New York. It has existed in its current form since 2003 but has existed in previous forms since 1893. History St. Bernard's original institution ...

when it moved to a new campus on French Road in 2003. The original property was owned by

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between 1982 and 1992. It was eventually sold to a private developer and is now a senior citizen residential complex.

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The campus of Saint Bernard's is a group of four interconnected buildings designed by noted Rochester architects

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and built between 1891 and 1908. The four buildings are the Center or Main Building (1891–1893), the Chapel (1891–1893), the South Building or Philosophy Hall (1900), and the North Building or Theology Hall (1908). All four buildings use

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in their construction and share a

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style of architecture with stone walls and brick trim. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 1996.

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St. Bernard's Seminary front.jpg, Main building St. Bernard's Seminary north wing.jpg, North building St. Bernard's Seminary south wing.jpg, South building St. Bernard's Seminary tower.jpg, Tower

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External links

St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry Website
Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state) Roman Catholic churches completed in 1893 Roman Catholic churches in Rochester, New York National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Defunct Catholic seminaries in the United States {{NewYork-RC-church-stub

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