Techny, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Techny is a neighborhood of Northbrook
, Illinois
, United States
. Techny was once a separate community but was eventually annexed by Northbrook. The North American headquarters of the Divine Word Missionaries
has been located in Techny since 1896. The Divine Word Missionaries opened St. Mary's Mission Seminary
in Techny in 1909; this was the first seminary which prepared priests for foreign missions. Techny has its own post office
with ZIP code
60082.
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. Techny was once a separate community but was eventually annexed by Northbrook. The North American headquarters of the Divine Word Missionaries
Divine Word Missionaries
The Society of the Divine Word , popularly called the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Latin Church, one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church. As of 2006 it consisted of 6,102 members composed...
has been located in Techny since 1896. The Divine Word Missionaries opened St. Mary's Mission Seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
in Techny in 1909; this was the first seminary which prepared priests for foreign missions. Techny has its own post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
60082.