Scots College (Rome)

Pontifical Scots College, Rome
Latin: Pontificium Collegium Scotorum de Urbe[1]
MottoSalva me Bona Crux
TypeSeminary
Established5 December 1600; 423 years ago (5 December 1600)
FounderPope Clement VIII
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
RectorFr Mark Cassidy
Location
Rome
,
Italy
NicknameThe Scots College
AffiliationsJesuits (1615–1773)
Websitescotscollege.org

The Pontifical Scots College (Italian: Il Pontificio Collegio Scozzese) in Rome is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood from the dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. It was established by a bull of Pope Clement VIII on 5 December 1600.

  1. ^ Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ASIN B001PK7B5G. ISBN 9781363625079.