St. Francis Seminary (Wisconsin)
| Motto | Vos estis sal terrae |
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Motto in English
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"You are the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13a) |
| Type | Private Seminary |
| Established | 1845 |
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Religious affiliation
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Roman Catholic |
| President | Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki |
| Location | St. Francis nr Milwaukee, WI, United States |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www |
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Henni Hall
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Henni Hall
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| Location | 3257 S. Lake Dr. St. Francis, Wisconsin |
| Architect | Victor Schulte |
| NRHP reference # | 74000103 |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1974 |
Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is a seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, located in the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis, Wisconsin. Its main building, called Henni Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The seminary was dedicated to Francis de Sales, seventeenth-century Bishop and saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
The seminary was founded in 1845 in the home of Archbishop John Henni, two years after the Archdiocese was established in Milwaukee. It is one of the original Roman Catholic seminaries in the United States and the oldest in continuous existence. It was founded to meet the demand for German-speaking priests in the Wisconsin Territory.
Henni Hall was dedicated on January 29, 1856 after a new location was chosen for the seminary along the south shore of Lake Township. This building was expanded in 1868 and again in 1875, and later renovated in 1989. Christ King Chapel within Henni Hall was consecrated in June 1861 by Archbishop Henni. Archbishop Michael Heiss and Fr. Joseph Salzmann, the first two rectors, are buried beneath the chapel. The seminary's Salzmann Library was erected in 1908 and now contains more than 89,000 volumes. The Miller Gymnasium, a gift from the estate of Ernest G. Miller, was dedicated in 1927.
Over the past 170 years, Saint Francis de Sales Seminary has graduated over 4,000 priests and over 400 deacons and lay ministers. Since 2006, the seminary once again focuses solely on priestly formation.
Church land accounts for a significant portion of the City of St. Francis. On the grounds of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is a large undeveloped area known as the Seminary Woods which hosts a small cemetery and grotto honoring Our Lady of Lourdes. Archbishop Frederick Xavier Katzer is also buried here.
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