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Belmont Abbey Crusaders

Belmont Abbey College
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Motto Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus
Motto in English
That in all things God may be glorified
Type Private liberal arts college
Established April 21, 1876
Affiliation Roman Catholic (Benedictine)
Endowment $8.02 million (2014)
Chancellor Abbot Placid Solari
President Dr. William K. Thierfelder
Academic staff
75 full-time
Students 1,493 (2015)
Location Belmont, North Carolina, USA
Campus Suburban
Newspaper The Crusader
Colors Crimson and cream
         
Athletics NCAA Division IIConference Carolinas
Nickname Crusaders
Mascot Crusader
Affiliations ACCU
ABCU
CIC
NAICU
Website BelmontAbbeyCollege.edu
Logo of Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey Historic District
Belmont Abbey College is located in North Carolina
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont Abbey College is located in the US
Belmont Abbey College
Location 100 Belmont--Mt. Holly Rd.
Belmont, North Carolina
Area 37.5 acres (15.2 ha)
Built 1876
Architectural style Other, Gothic Revival, American Benedictine
NRHP Reference # 93000584
Added to NRHP July 14, 1993

Belmont Abbey College is a private liberal-arts Catholic college located in Belmont, North Carolina, USA, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Uptown Charlotte. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey. The school is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and the Order of Saint Benedict. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.

Offering an undergraduate education, the college enrolls students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

As a result of the closing of Sacred Heart College (see below), Belmont Abbey is the only college in North Carolina affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.

Belmont Abbey College was founded in 1876 as St. Mary's College by Benedictine monks from Saint Vincent Archabbey in Pennsylvania. Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased Caldwell farm and donated the land to the Benedictines, hoping the community would found a Catholic educational institution in the Carolinas. On April 21, 1876, Father Herman Wolfe, from St. Vincent's, arrived with two students to take possession of the property and begin classes. In 1878, the college held its first commencement exercises. Katharine Drexel, a benefactor of the monastery and college, visited Belmont Abbey in 1904. The present name of the college was adopted in 1913. In 1967 John Oetgen, college president and Benedictine priest, conferred an honorary degree on the Protestant evangelist Billy Graham, marking what was at the time seen as a bold ecumenical gesture. Originally a college for young men, Belmont Abbey became a coeducational institution in 1972. In 1987, Sacred Heart College for women merged with the Abbey, and its campus began to host a variety of Abbey classes and programs.


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