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April 26, 2021

St. Albert the Great atop the UST Main Building

LOOK: St. Albert the Great, Patron of ScienceStudents, faculty, and support staff are familiar with the wooden image of St. Albert the Great outside the Dean's office on the third floor of the...

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September 27, 2020

The First Santo Domingo Church and Convent in the Philippines (Late 16th century)

THE FIRST SANTO DOMINGO CHURCH AND CONVENTWhen the Dominicans arrived in the Philippines in 1587, they were temporarily lodged at a Franciscan convent until their own convent and church, built in a marshy...

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September 24, 2020

The First Students of UST

UST TRIVIA: How many were the first students of UST (formerly, Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario and the Colegio de Santo Tomas de Aquino) in the 17th century?The existing record about...

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August 31, 2020

Contemplating the Crucified Christ

The Dominican Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy became the home of many celebrated Dominicans in the fifteenth century, including the artist Fra Angelico (1395-1455), the Archbishop of Florence St. Antoninus of...