St. Mary's College (Delaware)
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St. Mary's College was a Catholic
college in Delaware
from 1841 until 1866.
St. Mary's College was founded in Wilmington, Delaware
, in 1841 by Patrick Reilly. Its enrollment peaked at 120 students in 1857. Its fortunes declined during the American Civil War
and it closed in 1866.
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
college in Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
from 1841 until 1866.
St. Mary's College was founded in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, in 1841 by Patrick Reilly. Its enrollment peaked at 120 students in 1857. Its fortunes declined during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and it closed in 1866.