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The University of Santo Tomas (UST),officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas,Manila,is a private,Catholic research university in Manila,Philippines. Founded on April 28,1611,by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides,third Archbishop of Manila,it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run by the Order of Preachers.
Andres dela Rosa Narvasa was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from December 1,1991,to November 30,1998.
The 17 Thomasian Martyrs were the 12 Dominican priests,1 Franciscan priest and 3 Dominican bishops who became administrators,professors,or students in the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,they are venerated in the Catholic Church regarded them as a martyrs and declared as a saints and blesseds by several popes throughout the 20th and 21st century,All of them gave up their lives for their Christian faith,some in Japan,others in Vietnam,and in the 20th century,in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila was among the lay companions of the Thomasian Martyrs of Japan,their feast day is celebrated every year on November 6.
The University of Santo Tomas Graduate School is the graduate school of the University of Santo Tomas,the oldest and largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines.
The University of Santo Tomas–Legazpi,also referred to by its acronym UST–Legazpi or USTL,is a private,Catholic basic and higher education institution run and owned by the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers (OP) in Legazpi City,Philippines It was founded by Buenaventura de Erquiaga in 1948 and named Legazpi Junior Colleges.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines marks a variety of traditions largely influenced by the Spanish and Filipino Dominican culture. Many are annual events,such as religious assemblies marking the start and end of the academic year,a "welcome walk" for new students,as well as intercollege sport competitions and talent exhibitions. Christmas is celebrated in a month-long festivities culminated by the UST Paskuhan. Many Roman Catholic feast days are also celebrated.
The University of Santo Tomas is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was founded on April 28,1611,by the third Archbishop of Manila,Miguel de Benavides,together with Frs. Domingo de Nieva and Bernardo de Santa Catalina. It was originally conceived as a school to prepare young men for the priesthood. Located Intramuros,it was first called Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario and later renamed Colegio de Santo Tomás in memory of Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas. In 1624,the Colegio was authorized to confer academic degrees in theology,philosophy and arts. On November 20,1645 Pope Innocent X elevated the college to the rank of a university and in 1680 it was placed under royal patronage.
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas (UST) celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2011. The agenda before the quadricentennial in 2011 included the introduction of new academic programs,improvements in the university's infrastructure,and other projects to raise UST's national and international prominence and promote its role as a social catalyst.
Dom Anscar Chupungco,O.S.B.,STD was a Filipino Benedictine monk,who was a noted liturgist,theologian and a mentor to all Filipino liturgists and countless students of the Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm in Rome and San Beda University in Manila. He was known for integrating local customs and traditions into the Catholic Mass.
Leonardo Zamora Legaspi,OP was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (1988–1991). He was appointed the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas in 1970.
Juan de Arechederra,O. P. was a Venezuelan friar and member of the Dominican Order who served as the Rector of the University of Santo Tomas from 1735 to 1737 and from 1743 to 1745 and Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia from 1745 and in turn,the Bishop from 1750 until his death in 1751. In Philippine history,he is best remembered as being the Governor-General from 1745 to 1750 who baptized Alimuddin I,the only Catholic Sultan of Sulu.
The Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas is the highest-ranking officer and chief administrator of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines. The rector typically sits as chief executive and chair of the university board of trustees. He exercises policy-making as well as general academic,managerial,and religious functions over all university academic and non-academic staff. His term lasts for four years and he is qualified for re-election for two or more terms.
Fidel Villarroel was a Spanish historian,writer,filipinologist,biographer,political commentator,Master Theologian of the Dominican Order,and member of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. A recipient of the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice,he is the former Archivist,Spanish Department Director,Prefect of Libraries,and professor at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas. He had also served as secretary to the Apostolic Nunciature for 32 years(1959–1991),and is currently an academic director of the prestigious Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española,the local branch of the renowned Real Academia Española based in Madrid,Spain,and part of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española.
This is a timeline of the history of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas,the oldest university in Asia,comprising important events of the history of the university and of the development of Philippine higher education in general. To read about the background to these events,see History of the University of Santo Tomas. See also the history of the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas,and the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Herminio Dagohoy,O.P.,is the 96th Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines.
The University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines has 22 colleges and 3 secondary school departments. The colleges are interdependent academic constituents of the university that offer undergraduate and graduate programs. Historically,the colleges are named as Faculty,College,Institute,School,or Conservatory. There are 19 colleges that offer civil courses and 3 faculties that also offer ecclesiastical programs.
Richard G. Ang,O.P. is a Filipino priest,divinity scholar,and educational administrator. He is the 97th Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST),the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila,Philippines. He is the eighth Filipino to become rector of the pontifical university.
Maria Liza A. Lopez-Rosario is a Filipino lawyer,professor,author,and educational administrator. She is also an expert on the canon law of the Catholic church.
Evelyn Ariola-Songco is a Filipino historian,professor,and educational administrator. She has been among the longest-serving deans of students in the Philippines as she held a rector's cabinet position in the University of Santo Tomas for more than two decades. She was a former president of Philippine Historical Association and the Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs. She is the current President of the UST Alumni Association,Inc.
The University of Santo Tomas System is a network of private schools that belong to the Philippine Dominican Province of the Order of Preachers. The system is an integration of select schools run by the Dominicans. These select schools are the University of Santo Tomas - Manila,University of Santo Tomas - Legazpi of Legazpi City,University of Santo Tomas -Santa Rosa,University of Santo Tomas - General Santos,UST Angelicum College Quezon City and Angelicum School Iloilo.
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- 1 2 3 4 UST Installs Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, OP, 95th Rector University of Santo Tomas Website May 11, 2012
- 1 2 Father Rolando V. de la Rosa, OP: New Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education Manila Bulletin Website May 11, 2012
- 1 2 De la Rosa elected Rector The Varsitarian Website May 11, 2012
- Total Awards Biography of Fr. de la Rosa