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The original recognized group of Seminarists was assembled by St. Basil of Ancyra. The usage devolved out of general usage in the Middle Period, when most religious schooling was in monasteries, and after, in the universities. After Reformation and the growth of new designations, Seminaries again came into usage, particularly in the USA. The 16th-century Council of Trent ordered Theology seminaries to be opened in every bishopric.In some countries, the word seminary is also used for secular schools of higher learning that instruct teachers. While the function of the instructing Seminaries and theology seminaries is different, the nomenclature has not varied. Throughout the Nineteenth century in the USA, Seminaries educated women for the only socially satisfactory occupation: education Systematic Theology . Only single women could be teachers. Many older women’s colleges began as theology seminaries and produced an crucial corps of teachers.

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