Athenaeum of Ohio

The Athenaeum of Ohio Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West, originally St. Francis Xavier Seminary, is a Catholic seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the third-oldest Catholic seminary in the United States and was established by Edward D. Fenwick, the first Bishop of Cincinnati, in 1829 along with The Athenaeum (later Xavier University and St. Xavier High School), which opened in 1831 in downtown Cincinnati.

Athenaeum of Ohio
MottoProficere sapientia aetate et gratia
Motto in English
To advance in wisdom, age and grace
TypePrivate
Seminary
Established1829 (1829)
AffiliationRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati
RectorVery Rev. Anthony R. Brausch
Academic staff
26 full-time, 13 part-time
Students225
Undergraduates99
Location,
Ohio
,
United States
Websitewww.athenaeum.edu

The Athenaeum of Ohio is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.

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