Dominican House of Studies
 Location within the District of Columbia
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| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | Priory of the Immaculate Conception |
| Order | Order of Preachers |
| Established | 1905 |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Washington |
| Prior | The Very Rev. Father Luke Clark, O.P. |
| Site | |
| Location | 487 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°55′54″N 76°59′57″W / 38.9317°N 76.9993°WCoordinates: 38°55′54″N 76°59′57″W / 38.9317°N 76.9993°W |
The Dominican House of Studies, officially the Priory of the Immaculate Conception, is a community of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) dedicated to the theological education of the friars of the Province who are preparing for the Catholic priesthood.
It houses:
The Dominican House of Studies is located on Michigan Ave., directly across from The Catholic University of America, in the part of northeastern Washington, D.C., once known as "Little Rome", today more commonly referred to as Edgewood.
Established in 1905, the building is in the Gothic style. It is rumored to be the oldest poured concrete building in the District of Columbia, and is one of the oldest buildings near the University.
In addition to the Pontifical Faculty, the priory is home to the journal The Thomist and the Dominican College Library. It also provides office space to the Washington Theological Consortium, of which it is a member, and the Leonine Commission, the commission preparing the critical edition of the works of Thomas Aquinas.
The Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
The Priory Chapel at the Dominican House of Studies
New library and academic center under construction in 2007
New library and academic center (September 2008)
The first "general studium" (house of study) of the Order of Preachers in the United States was established in Ohio in 1834. The studium moved to its present site in 1905. The studium is not affiliated with nearby Catholic University of America, but maintains its own ecclesial and civilly accredited faculty of theology.
In 1941 the Holy See established the house as a Pontifical Faculty of Theology (cf. Pontifical University), authorized to grant the pontifical degrees of Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Licentiate of Sacred Theology, and Doctor of Sacred Theology. The faculty, like the priory, is under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception.
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