St. Vincent's College was founded inwards 1838 overlooking the Mississippi River inwards Cape Girardeau, MO.
The college was an outgrowth of St. Mary's Seminary previously founded close Perryville, MO inwards 1819 as well as when St. Vincent's was founded, St. Mary's became a preparatory school. H5N1 burn inwards 1866 destroyed some of the edifice of St. Mary's as well as the schoolhouse was moved to Cape Girardeau as well as absorbed past times St. Vincent's.
Prior to the Civil War, most students at St. Vincent's came from the southward as well as roughly 50% were from Louisiana each year. Enrollment from southern states declined afterward the country of war as well as inwards 1866-67 entirely iii students were from Louisiana.
In 1893 the theology subdivision moved to St. Louis as well as was renamed Kenrick Theological Seminary patch the classical as well as commercial departments remained on the campus inwards Cape Girardeau. College enrollment remained a fighting as well as afterward 1910 the mission was changed alongside St. Vincent's serving every bit a college-preparatory high schoolhouse until it shut inwards 1979. The grounds served every bit an evangelization middle until they were purchased past times Southeast Missouri State University. The academy then moved its Earl as well as Margie The Netherlands School of Visual as well as Performing Arts to what has been called the River Campus.
You tin read to a greater extent than almost the history St. Vincent's inwards a 1986 article for the Vincentian Heritage Journal, "Saint Vincent's College as well as Theological Education," past times John E. Rybolt C.M., Ph.D.
The application for the National Register of Historic Places is likewise available online alongside to a greater extent than details on the belongings as well as history.
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