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On our return trip to Pass Christian we will ask our driver to turn down Ulman Avenue that we may stop and read the Historical marker in front of the St. Augustine Seminary. The corner stone tells us the oratorium was erected in 1936, R. C. Springer, architect. The seminary was founded by Divine Word in 1920 and moved from its original location in Greenville to 3ay St. Louis in 1923. It is the oldest existing seminary for training young negros as brothers and priests, however, the order has since been integrated. The stained glass windows in this building and some of the wood sculptured figures are well worth studying. Grounds are spacious and well kept with mass plantings of camellias, azaleas and a few rare trees.


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