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In 1538, Archbishop James Beaton decided to create a new collegiate foundation – the College of St Mary, with the avowed aims of fighting heresy, encouraging divine worship, and offering prayers for the soul of James IV and his heirs. There were…

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While this site is arguably the oldest owned by the University (granted in 1419), the incarnation of St Mary’s College as it is known today was founded by Archbishop James Beaton between 1537 and 1539. Although St Mary’s College was streamlined…
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