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St Patrick's College, Maynooth is the "National Seminary for Ireland", Roman Catholic, and a Pontifical University. The college and seminary are often referred to as Maynooth College located in the village of Maynooth, 15 miles from Dublin, Ireland. The college was officially established as the Roman Catholic College of St Patrick by an Act of Grattan's Parliament in 1795, Mr. Thomas Pelham, the Secretary of State, introduced his Bill for the foundation of a Catholic college. There are 81 men studying for the priesthood at Maynooth, in 2010, now the only major seminary in Ireland. Degrees are awarded by the Pontifical University at Maynooth, which was established by a Pontifical Charter of 1896. The Pontifical Charter entitles the university to grant degrees in canon law, philosophy and theology. |
