The betterment of the education of clergy
The organisation of modern seminary college institutions was a straight outcome of Roman Catholic reforms of the Counter-Reformation after the Council of Trent which asserted on the betterment of Christian Education of clergy by the introduction of Theology seminaries as live-in establishments under the direct control of elder clergy. Since at least the fourth century there have been Theology seminaries for the training of clergy. The first recognized group of Seminarists was seen by St. Basil of Ancyra. The word devolved out of general use in the Medieval Period, when all religious schooling was in monasteries, and later, in the universities. After the Reformation and the growth of new denominations, Theology seminaries again came into use, especially in the U.S. The 16th-century Council of Trent dictated Seminaries to be opened in every bishopric.In several countries, the term theological college is also used for secular educational institutions of higher learning that train teachers. While the function of the teaching Seminaries and theology seminaries is different, the language has not varied. Throughout the 19th century in America, Seminaries prepared women for the only socially satisfactory occupation: education. Only unmarried women could become instructors. Many older women’s colleges started as seminaries and produced an significant corps of instructors.