St Mary's College, Aberystwyth

St Mary's College, Aberystwyth
Coleg Mair
Welsh Books Council building, formerly St Mary's College
Map
52°25′12″N 4°04′51″W / 52.419940°N 4.080947°W / 52.419940; -4.080947
LocationAberystwyth, Wales
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationCatholic
History
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
Founder(s)Francis Mostyn
DedicationBlessed Virgin Mary
EventsReopened in Aberystwyth 1936
Architecture
Functional statusClosed
Closed1970

St Mary's College (Welsh: Coleg Mair) was a Roman Catholic seminary in Aberystwyth, Wales, in the United Kingdom. It was the only Roman Catholic diocesan seminary founded in Wales. Also, as it trained priests in the Welsh language, it was the only post-reformation Roman Catholic college of its kind. It was founded in 1904 in Holywell and moved to Aberystwyth in 1936. It was closed in 1970 and now houses the Welsh Books Council.