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The Dominican House of Studies is a Priory
Priory

A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows headed by a prior or prioress.Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monastery of monks or nuns ....
 of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. It houses the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the Priory of the Immaculate Conception. The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC is a Catholic graduate school of theology.

Dominican House of Studies is located on Michigan Ave., directly across from The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America , located in Northeast Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and the only higher education institution founded by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops....
, in the part of northeastern Washington DC once known as "Little Rome", today more commonly referred to as Brookland
Brookland, Washington, D.C.

Brookland is a neighborhood in the Washington DC of Washington, D.C., historically centered along 12th Street NE. Brookland is bounded by 9th Street NE to the west, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, and South Dakota Avenue to the east....
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Erected in 1905, the building is in the Gothic style.






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The Dominican House of Studies is a Priory
Priory

A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows headed by a prior or prioress.Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monastery of monks or nuns ....
 of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. It houses the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the Priory of the Immaculate Conception. The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC is a Catholic graduate school of theology.

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The Dominican House of Studies is located on Michigan Ave., directly across from The Catholic University of America
The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America , located in Northeast Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and the only higher education institution founded by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops....
, in the part of northeastern Washington DC once known as "Little Rome", today more commonly referred to as Brookland
Brookland, Washington, D.C.

Brookland is a neighborhood in the Washington DC of Washington, D.C., historically centered along 12th Street NE. Brookland is bounded by 9th Street NE to the west, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, and South Dakota Avenue to the east....
.

Erected in 1905, the building is in the Gothic style. It is rumored to be the oldest poured concrete building in the District of Columbia, and is one of the oldest buildings near the University.

In addition to the Pontifical Faculty, Dominican House of Studies is home to the journal The Thomist and the Dominican College Library. It also provides office space to the Washington Theological Consortium
Washington Theological Consortium

The Washington Theological Consortium is an interfaith group of theological schools in the Washington, DC area that cooperates and shares resources....
 and the Leonine Commission, the commission preparing the critical edition of the works of Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dominican Order was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Order from Italy, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus and Doctor Communis....
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Pontifical Faculty

The first American general studium of the Order of Preachers was established in Ohio in 1834. The studium moved to its present site during the first decade of the Catholic University of America.

In 1941 the Faculty was made a Pontifical Faculty of Theology (cf. Pontifical University
Pontifical university

A pontifical university is a Roman Catholic university established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are theology, canon law, Sacred Scripture and...
), authorized to grant the degrees of Bachelor of Sacred Theology
Bachelor of Sacred Theology

S.T.B. refers to the academic degree Bachelor of Sacred Theology.The Bachelor of Sacred Theology is offered by a number of theological colleges....
, Licentiate of Sacred Theology
Licentiate of Sacred Theology

Licentiate of Sacred Theology is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canon law effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical university and ecclesiastical Faculty of theology....
, and Doctor of Sacred Theology
Doctor of Sacred Theology

"S.T.D." redirects here. For other uses, see STD.The Doctor of Sacred Theology is the final theological degree in the pontifical university system of the Catholic Church....
. Notwithstanding the accredidation the Faculty does not at present award the STD.

It received civil accredidation to award the Master of Divinity
Master of Divinity

In Christianity theology, the Master of Divinity is both the first professional degree and also the terminal degree in Divinity in North America and is a common academic degree in theology seminary....
 during the 70's. In 1993, to better serve its lay students, the Faculty began to offer a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts is a Postgraduate education academic degree master degree awarded by University in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in English language, Fine Arts, History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Sciences or Theology and can be either fully-taught, research-based, or a combination of the two....
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The Faculty, as Dominican, has a strong affinity to the works of St. Thomas Aquinas.

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