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On September 20, 1898, five Sulpician priests and 34 young men gathered at the somewhat remote location of Menlo Park to inaugurate what was to become the preeminent seminary on the West Coast – St. Patrick’s Seminary. At the time of its inception, St. Patrick’s was the only
institution of its type west of the Rocky Mountains. One hundred years later Menlo Park is no longer so remote and other seminaries have sprung up in the west; but St. Patrick’s Seminary continues in its efforts to produce men commensurate to their critical and holy vocation. Under the careful guidance of the Sulpician Fathers, young men (and some not so young) have been molded in mind, body and spirit to serve the Catholic Church in the western United States and the Pacific Rim.
institution of its type west of the Rocky Mountains. One hundred years later Menlo Park is no longer so remote and other seminaries have sprung up in the west; but St. Patrick’s Seminary continues in its efforts to produce men commensurate to their critical and holy vocation. Under the careful guidance of the Sulpician Fathers, young men (and some not so young) have been molded in mind, body and spirit to serve the Catholic Church in the western United States and the Pacific Rim.
(From the seminary website)
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