Seminarium Fredericianum

The Seminarium Fredericianum was established in 1750 by Bishop Erik Pontoppidan as a more secular education alternative for the children at the Latin school.

In addition to teaching classical languages and the Bible, boys at the Seminarium Fredericianum also studied mathematics, physics, literature, moral philosophy, German, and French.

The school was funded by the jurist Melchior Falch, in gratitude for which he was made the district magistrate for Sunnmøre in 1754.

The foundation had been created 11 years earlier by Bishop Jacob Neumann for children below school age.

Sales of a publication connected with the inauguration of the new Bergen Cathedral School allowed the bishop to raise 800 spesidaler in 1841 for its operation.

In November the same year, the municipality launched the daycare activity in the old Latin school building.