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| Other names | Priory of the Immaculate Conception |
| Order | Order of Preachers |
| Established | 1905 |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Washington |
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| Prior | Gregory Schnakenberg |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | A. O. Von Herbulis |
| Style | Gothic |
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| Location | 487 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°55′54″N76°59′57″W / 38.9317°N 76.9993°W /38.9317; -76.9993 |
| Public access | Yes |
| Website | www |
TheDominican House of Studies is aCatholic institution inWashington, DC, housing both thePriory of the Immaculate Conception, a community of theProvince of St. Joseph of theOrder of Preachers (Dominicans), and thePontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception, anecclesiasticalfaculty oftheology.
The house is dedicated to the theological formation of Dominicanfriars and the service of the church in theArchdiocese of Washington. It serves as a formation community for Dominican candidates forholy orders and the Dominican cooperatorbrotherhood.[1][2] It is also the location of theThomistic Institute and the academic journalThe Thomist.
The Dominican House of Studies is located inWashington, D.C., on Michigan Avenue NE, directly across fromThe Catholic University of America. This part of northeastern Washington was once known as "Little Rome" but is today more commonly referred to asEdgewood.
The building was initially called the College of the Immaculate Conception and located on what was then Bunker Hill Road NE. It was designed in the Gothic style by architectA.O. Von Herbulis, architect of several buildings for the Catholic Church. The exterior walls were to be built of Indiana limestone, the building was to accommodate about 150 students, and the estimated cost was $300,000. A building permit was applied for in April 1903.[3] The contract for construction was awarded to the Brennan Construction Company at the beginning of June, 1903.[4] Construction could not begin, however, because a building permit had still not been issued due to a question of whether the proposed slate roof supported by wooden beams complied with laws passed by Congress limiting the height of residential buildings that were not completely fireproof. On June 19, 1903 District of Columbia Engineer Commissioner Col. John Biddle recommend a permit be issued, and construction could finally commence.[5] Construction was completed in 1905 and a private dedication bycardinalJames Gibbons was held at 12:00 noon on August 20, 1905. The dedication was held privately since the chapel was not yet complete and available for public viewing. At the time of the building's dedication about 40 students from Kentucky and Ohio were in residence at the college.[6] Once the chapel was completed in 1907 it was publicly blessed in a solemn ceremony by then-ArchbishopDiomede Falconio, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States.[7]
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1941; 85 years ago (1941) |
Religious affiliation | Catholic (Dominican) |
| President | Dominic Legge |
| Location | , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Black and white |
| Affiliations | Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada;Middle States Commission on Higher Education;Washington Theological Consortium |
| Website | www |
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The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (or PFIC) was founded in 1941 by theHoly See; however, it traces its origins to 1834 when the first house of studies (or "generalstudium") was established in Somerset, Ohio, under the leadership of Nicholas Dominic Young, O.P. After the founding ofThe Catholic University of America, the province moved the house of studies to Washington, D.C., in 1905. With a major university nearby, the Eastern Province Dominicans could continue the long-standing tradition of training the next generation offriars in close proximity to other universities, while maintaining their independence. In 1941, the Holy See established the house of studies as apontifical university under the title of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception. Most recently, the PFIC received civil accreditation to award theMaster of Divinity during the 1970s and, in 1993 theMaster of Arts. The PFIC shares the patronage of theImmaculate Conception with thepriory and with theBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception which is across the street.
While the Pontifical Faculty was established in order to educate Dominican Friars of the Eastern Province, the PFIC also accepts students from other religious institutes as well as lay students.
The PFIC offers the following degrees:
The Thomistic Institute is an academic institute of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies. The institute was originally founded as an academic research institute of the Pontifical Faculty, but evolved to include a network of campus chapters at universities throughout the United States, England, and Ireland that sponsor lectures on theology, philosophy, ethics, and politics. As of 2018, the institute had chapters at around 60 universities.
The Thomist is a refereed peer-reviewed Catholictheological andphilosophical journal published by the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and theDominican Friars Province of St. Joseph. It is distributed byCatholic University of America Press. It was established in 1939.
In 2013, Dominicana Records and the student friars of the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., released their first album:In Medio Ecclesiae. It was recorded in historic St. Dominic’s Church in downtown Washington, D.C., and directed by James Moore. Since then, they have released three additional albums of sacred music. In 2017, Dominicana Records produced the debut, eponymously-titled album ofthe Hillbilly Thomists, a bluegrass-folk collective of Dominican friars who began playing music together while in residence at the Dominican House of Studies.[8] The release climbed to #3 on the Bluegrass Billboards chart. In 2021, the Hillbilly Thomists released their second album,Living for the Other Side.[9]
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