St. Edward Seminary

St. Edward Seminary (sometimes "St. Edward's Seminary") was an institution for developing Catholic priests in Washington state, USA. Named for Saint Edward the Confessor and located in the city of Kenmore, it operated for 46 years before closing in 1976. The seminary and most of its grounds now constitute Saint Edward State Park."Your guide to Saint Edward State Park", Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission; document P&R 45-87000-1 (12/02)]

History

*1920s: The land for the seminary is purchased by Bishop Edward J. O'Deacite web
url=http://www.seattlearch.org/ArchdioceseWorking/ArchivesandRecords/History/stedward.htm
title=1931: St. Edward's Seminary Dedicated
accessdate=September 23|accessyear=2007
publisher=Archdiocese of Seattle] , using his own personal inheritance, and donated to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle for the purpose of building a seminary for diocesan priests
*October 13, 1930: Bishop O'Dea blesses the cornerstone for construction.
*1931: St. Edward Seminary opens, staffed by priests of the Sulpician Order (also known as Society of St. Sulpice), a teaching order.
*1935: Major seminary classes are added.
*1939: The first class of 12 men is ordained.
*1958: St. Thomas the Apostle Seminary opens on the higher ground of the property; St. Edward resumed its status as exclusively a minor seminary .
*1969: The Carole Ann Wald Swimming Pool was dedicated, named for the sister of a seminary student, by their father a major donor. It now provides indoor/year round public swimming programs for all ages and abilities, and ahome practice facility to nearby Inglemoor High School Viking men [http://www.nsd.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=2019] and women [http://www.nsd.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=2623] swim teams. It also is used as a practice facility by the [http://www.seattlesynchro.com/ Seattle Sychronized Swimming] group, which expects representation on the 2008 Olympic Team.
*1976: Due to declining enrollment, St. Edward’s Seminary closes. The high school program continues for a short time at JFK High School in Seattle.
*1977: The State of Washington buys most of the property (316 acres) with the assistance of a [http://www.nps.gov/lwcf/ Land and Water Conservation Fund] grant from the National Park Service and the Washington Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation. The property becomes Saint Edward State Park. The grounds of Saint Thomas Seminary (renamed Saint Thomas Center) are leased by Bastyr University, and are purchased by the university in 2005.
*1997: The former St. Edward Seminary building is placed on the Washington State Heritage Register.
*2005: Bastyr buys out its leased property.
*2005: Washington State Parks begins a [http://www.parks.wa.gov/plans/sted/ land-use planning project] for Saint Edward State Park.
*Autumn 2006: Saint Edward Seminary nominated to the National Register of Historic Places
*2007 With elevated public attention drawn by [http://www.c4sep.org/ Citizens for Saint Edward Park] (C4SEP), the State Legislature allocated $500k toward evaluation of the building's condition from the aggregate effects of years of underfunded and deferred maintenance, and $500k for immediate and sorely needed repairs.
*April 2007: Saint Edward Seminary is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Nomenclature

The proper name is "St. Edward Seminary"; however, it is frequently referred to as "St. Edward's" perhaps for ease of pronunciation.

Notable alumni

*His Grace Most. Rev. Raymond Hunthausen
*Mike Murphy (Washington politician)
*Dennis DePape, a local architect, served the Kenmore community on the planning commission and town taskforce.
*More alumni can be found at the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steds/ St. Edward Alumni Association]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.seattlearch.org/ArchdioceseWorking/ArchivesandRecords/History/stedward.htm Archdiocese of Seattle Archive: St. Edward's Seminary Dedicated]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steds/ St. Edward Alumni Association]
* [http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Saint+Edward&pageno=1 Saint Edward State Park]
* [http://www.bastyr.edu/tour/about/default.asp Bastyr University]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%22St+Edward+State+Park%22+Kenmore%2C+WA&sll=37.062500%2C-95.677068&sspn=68.760616%2C118.476563&f=q&hl=en&cid=47757500,-122242778,10316499957492962718&li=lmd Google Map]