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--Jun pasa (talk) 14:17, 1 June 2014 (UTC)===Holy Rosary Minor Seminary, Naga City, Camarines Sur===

The Holy Rosary Minor Seminary (also named Seminario del Santissimo Rosario) is a Roman Catholic seminary or a house of formation for high school and college seminarians run by the Archdiocese of Caceres in Naga City.

HISTORY
Founded on March 7,1793 by Archbishop Antonio Gallego of Manila, Holy Rosary Minor Seminary started as Casa de Clerigos (House of Clerics) in a place called Padian (now, Caceres St.) near the Bicol River. It was canonically erected as Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres in compliance with the Tridentine Decree that every diocese must have a seminary. In 1840, it was transferred from Padian to its present site along Elias Angeles St. In 1855, the seminary building was damaged by a strong earthquake and a fire destroyed the building in 1860. When the seminary building that opened in 1793 was made of wood, bamboo and nipa which a certain bishop noted as "combustibla and of non-durable materials". The initial staff was composed of a rector (provisor and vicar general of the diocese); a vice-rector(a Franciscan professor) and two other professors who taught latin and Humanities In 1865, Nueva Caceres Bishop Francisco Gainza, O.P. rebuilt and expanded the new seminary building. The Vincentian Fathers (C.M.) took over the management and formation of the semi nary in 1865 to become a seminary-college and center of education for lay people in Southern Luzon. In 1925, Bishop Francisco Reyes renamed it as Seminario del Santissimo Rosario and abolished the College and retained the Conciliar Seminary. It was partly damaged when it was bombed by the Japanese during the second war. In 1964, It was renamed Holy Rosary Minor Seminary under the new management of Diocese of Clegy. In 1970, A powerful typhoon extensively damaged the Seminary and was rebuilt under the leadership of Archbishop Teopisto Alberto.

DECLARATION AS NATIONAL HISTORICAL LANDMARK In June 11, 1978, it was declared as a National Historical Landmark by then National Historical Institute [now National Historical Commission Of the Philippines] as a tribute to its having produced martyrs, patriots and heroes like Jose Maria Panganiban, Tomas Arejola and nine of the fifteen Bikol Martyrs namely, Gabriel Prieto, P. Severino Diaz, Leon Hernandez, Mariano Ordinanza, Mariano Arana, Camilo Jacob, Ramon Abella, Domingo Abella and Tomas Prieto. Among its prominent alumni are Bishop Jorgr Barlin, the first Filipino Bishop, Jose Tomas Cardinal Sanchez and 21 other bishops in the country.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION HRMS underwent repairs and improvements in the past but somehow it has retained its distinct colonial style and Spanish period ambience. Evoking wisps of nostalgia is its age-old building with its arcaded façade, visual bands of cornices and pilasters, its stream of French windows and balconies of delicately wrought iron grilles. The first storey has floors and walls paved with plain and brightly colored tiles, while its arcaded corridors often glimpse of its quiet garden soothing areas for peace & contemplation winding up to the upper floor its balustrade staircase paved in black and white checker board pattern. Its second storey was built of Philippine hardwood as seen in its flowing beams and trusses. Its roof of galvanized iron sheet was once a bright cap of red wk was the style of the period. At the first floor are the visitors’ area, offices, classrooms, refectory, main kitchen, the recreation hall and the auditorium. At the upper floor are the chapel, study hall, dormitory and the rooms of the priest, the spiritual room& the library.<***> In September 5, 1988 Arch. Leonardo Legaspi renamed it back to Holy Rosary Minor Seminary and inaugurated the Museo del Seminario Conciliar de Nueva Caceres which houses altars and statues, books and vestments used by bishops and priest, and the Museo Arqueologico which houses priceless collection of chinese vases, burial jars, fossilized dinosaur eggs (found in Gobi Desert, Mongolia) among others. In October 17,2003, Archbishop Legaspi opened the Bishop Domingo Collantes Library with a 30,000-book collection and can sit 100 readers in its 280 sq. m. hall<***>.

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