Abstract
In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, a number of colleges were established in continental Europe for the education of Scottish Catholics. Although they acted mainly as seminaries, they also had a wider role in providing higher education for men and boys. It is known that at least 900 students attended the Scots Colleges in the period from 1603 to 1688. Almost 90% of the students came from Scotland; the remaining 10% were either sons of expatriates or non- Scots. The archives of the colleges, particularly the registers, provide much valuable information on the students which in turn sheds light on Scottish communities outside of Scotland at this time. This chapter presents some of the key findings from the registers in relation to these. With the exception of the Paris College, which was run by secular priests, all of the colleges were staffed and run by Jesuits. Keywords: expatriates scottish communities; Scots college; Scottish Catholics; Scottish Jesuits; secular priests
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