The Irish College in Seville, was founded in 1612 by Theobald Stapleton (who was also responsible for the establishment of the Irish College in Madrid),[1] like many other Irish Colleges on continental Europe was to train priests to minister in Ireland, who could not be trained at home due to the Penal Laws.
In 1619 with King Philip III's support the Jesuit order assumed control of the college.
[3] Prior to the foundation of the college, some Irishmen would have studied at the English College of St Gregory in Seville, including Patrick Fitzsimons (served as Archbishop of Dublin) and Michael Fitzwalter (who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville).
The college archive was transferred to Salamanca, and subsequently as part of the Salamanca Archives in 1951 transferred to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.
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