St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary explained

St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary
Established:	1912
Closed:	1988
Type:	Seminary
Affiliation:	Catholic Church (Order of Friars Minor Conventual)
City:	Rensselaer
State:	New York
Country:	United States

St. Anthony-on-Hudson Seminary was a Roman Catholic seminary in Rensselaer, New York. Established in 1912, it was run by the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and closed in 1988.^[1]

The facility was housed in the historic Beverwyck Manor.

Notable alumni

• Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast^[2]
• Gregory John Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta^[3]
• Elias James Manning, O.F.M. Conv., Bishop of Valença from 1990 to 2014^[4]
• Martin de Porres Ward, O.F.M. Conv., African-American Conventual friar and missionary to Brazil, candidate for canonization

Notes and References

1. News: Craig . Brandon . St. Anthony-on-Hudson to close as seminary . Albany Times Union . 1988-05-07 . The seminary at St. Anthony-on-Hudson, operated here by the Franciscan Friars for the past 76 years, is scheduled to close at the end of this month as part of a national trend toward concentrating seminarians at large centers. .
2. Web site: Meet Peter Cardinal Turkson — the possible future Pope who started his spiritual path in upstate New York. Paddock. Barry. March 10, 2013. New York Daily News.
3. Web site: Archbishop Gregory John Hartmayer, OFM, Conv.. 2020-11-12. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Atlanta, GA. en-US.
4. Web site: The Right Mann: World Mission Sunday. The Evangelist. Emily. Benson. October 17, 2019. October 22, 2019. October 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022234017/https://evangelist.org/Content/Default/Homepage-Rotator/Article/WORLD-MISSION-SUNDAY/-3/141/27845. dead.