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New World Photograph
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St. Mary of the Lake
Seminary.
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| Power house. Building construction Mundelein, 1921. |
Dedication Ceremony. Cardinal Mundelein at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, June 1924. |
Chapel, South East. Building construction. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1924. |
Dormitory. Building construction, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, April 7, 1924. |
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| Typical room in dormitory. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, May 1922. |
Replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the valley of Via Dolorosa. Mundelein, 1926. | Archbishop Villa. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1940. |
Chapel at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1943. |
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| Chapel at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary-view inside. Mundelein, ca. 1945. |
Front elevation and longitudinal section of the chapel. Mundelein, ca. 1943. |
Rear elevation and ceiling plan of the chapel. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, ca. 1943. | Graceful columns in front of the Edward Hines, Jr. Memorial
Chapel. Mundelein, ca. 1946. |
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| St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Campus Scene. Mundelein, 1950. | Portico of the Philosophy Lecture Hall. St. Mundelein, 1950. |
The
interior of the Feehan Library modeled from the Barberini Palace in
Rome. Mundelein, 1950. |
The exterior of the Feehan Memorial Library shows an early American, neoclassic façade. Mundelein, 1954. |
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| The
chapel at the St. Mary of the Lake Seminary after a snowfall. Mundelein, 1971. |
Gates swing open, revealing the beautiful grounds of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1957. |
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| First Ordination class at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1926. | St.
Mary of the Lake Seminary -Vested Choir. Mundelein, January 1937. |
Seminarians at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary crowd the mailroom every Friday to read their New Worlds. Mundelein, 1938. |
After lunch many of the seminarians step outside for a breath
of fresh air, and learn the latest news from the New World. Mundelein, 1938. |
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| Cardinal Stritch at the Seminary of the Lake. Mundelein, March 1940. |
Graduating Class of
1945. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary. Mundelein, 1945. |
Class of First Philosophy. Mundelein, September, 1953. |
Class of First Philosophy. Signatures. Mundelein, September, 1953. |
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| Priests meet His Eminence Samuel Cardinal Stritch after he conferred Doctor of Sacred Theology degrees. Mundelein, December 1956. |
Parents, relatives and friends gathered to witness the ordination of 34 clerics. Mundelein, April 12, 1958. |
Mass of the Holy Spirit opens Seminary Year. Mundelein, Sep. 12, 1958. |
Nuns celebrated jubilees: Sister M. Cleta, O.S.F., (right) observed her golden jubilee and Sister M. Martina, O.S.F., her silver anniversary. Mundelein, May 22, 1958. |
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| Like a letter from home, seminarians enjoy the New World every week. Mundelein, March 13, 1959. |
Sisters, who staff the kitchen, provide wholesome, nourishing food for the hearty appetites of seminarians. Mundelein, 1959. |
Biology Class in action works in teams of four. Mundelein, March 13, 1959. |
Doctorate degree examination. St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein, May 1960. |
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| Doctor of Theology degrees were conferred on four priests by His Eminence Albert Cardinal Meyer. Mundelein, 1961. |
Practical Study of Liturgy begins in the sacristy. Mundelein, March 1962. |
Time-out for a lemonade break. The youngsters took part in
crafts, swimming, baseball and field trips, in addition to the help
they lent the counselors and sisters who ran the camp. Mundelein, 1966. |
Sister Celina, O.J.S., and the campers. Mundelein, Aug. 24, 1966. |
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| Seminary Rectors meet with Cardinal Cody. They have met
monthly since July, 1966. Mundelein, 1976. |
After the ordination ceremony on May 1, 1961,parents of new priest have dinner in the main dining hall. Mundelein, 1961. |
Seminarians learn techniques of good preaching in speech class at St. Mary of the Lake. Mundelein, 1977. |
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| DATE | HISTORICAL EVENT |
| 1844 | St. Mary College founded by Bishop William J. Quarter, first Bishop of Chicago. |
| 1921 | Archbishop George
Mundelein re-opens the college in Lake County under the original
charter . The Reverend J. Gerald Kealy was named first Rector. |
| 1929 | Cardinal Mundelein
obtains the first five-year grant from the sacred Congregation of
Seminaries and Universities in Rome to confer the Baccalaureate, the Licentiate and Doctorate in Theology. |
| 1934 | The Seminary became
the first American institution to be honored as a Pontifical
Theological Faculty. |
| 1936 | Reverend Monsignor Reynold H. Hillebrand was appointed the second Rector. |
| 1945 | Reverend Monsignor Malachy P. Foley was named the third Rector. |
| 1961 | Albert Cardinal Meyer redesigns the seminary system, opening a second campus in Niles that offered a two-year program in liberal arts. |
| 1966 | Reverend Monsignor John R. Gorman was appointed the fourth Rector by John Cardinal Cody. |
| 1971 | USML becomes affiliated with the Association of Theological Schools of which it remains an accredited member. |
| 1973 | Reverend Thomas J. Murphy is appointed the fifth Rector. |
| 1976 | USML begins the Doctor of Ministry program in cooperation with the Archdiocese’s Center for Pastoral Ministry. |
| 1978 | The Very Reverend James P. Keleher was appointed the sixth Rector. |
| 1984 | The Very Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas was appointed the seventh Rector by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. |
| 1985 | Cardinal Bernardin created a Board of Trustees for the Seminaries. |
| 1986 | The Center for the
Development in Ministry moves to the campus, focusing on the ongoing
development of all those formally in ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago. |
| 1995 | The Very Reverend John F. Canary is appointed the eighth Rector. |
| 1996 | Mundelein Seminary celebrates its 75th Anniversary of service to the People of God in the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Universal Church. |
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