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- The University has produced 11 saints and six martyrs — all members of the Dominican Order — three of them bishops.
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The University of Santo Tomas (UST; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila or colloquially as Ustê (pronounced), is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines.
The University of Santo Tomas is one of the oldest existing universities and holds the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia. It was founded on April 28, 1611, by the third Archbishop of Manila, Miguel de Benavides, together with Domingo de Nieva and Bernardo de Santa Catalina. It was originally conceived as a school ...
Feb 5, 2020 · The University has produced, not only excellent leaders, entrepreneurs, academicians, and pioneering professionals, but also saints, heroes, and martyrs. Which university in the country has alumni who can boast of such an exalted pedigree?
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) is the oldest existing university in Asia. In terms of student population, it is the largest Catholic university in the world in a single campus. The institution was established through the initiative of Bishop Miguel de Benavides, O.P., third Archbishop of Manila.
This is a list of notable students, professors, alumni and honorary degree recipients of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. The following Thomasians were distinguished in various fields such as public service, religion, literary arts, commerce, medicine, among others.
NameYear/degreeNotability1891Physician and lawyer, founder of ...LL.B., Theology 1882 (transferred to ...First Supreme Bishop (Obispo Maximo) of ...Lawyer and cabinet memberLeader of the Philippine RevolutionAug 14, 2016 · Although the evident concern of the Thomasians could be a good sign of their symbolic attachment to the University’s national treasures, Zerrudo said that this vigilance serves as a challenge to the University’s heritage workers.
The University of Santo Tomas, the Pontifical, Royal, and Catholic University of the Philippines, is a Dominican institution of learning founded in 1611, under the patronage of St. Thomas Aquinas.
