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Until 1955, the minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Manila was not existing as a separate institution, but simply as a subordinate section of San Carlos Major Seminary. During the latter part of 1953, Most Rev. Rufino J. Santos, then Archbishop of Manila, decided to divide the major from the minor seminary, paving the way for the subsequent restoration of some four hectares of prime land over looking the historic Pasig River, near the Guadalupe Bridge on what was then Highway 54 (now EDSA). A mere five minute stroll separates it from its sister seminary, San Carlos. In the newly acquired lot's perimeter were enclosed the ruins of Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and the neighboring monastery of the Agustinian Fathers; both had been devastated by the Philippine Revolution against Spain way back 1898. The rest of the land was a rocky outcropping of adobe. By early 1954, the restoration of the land was begun. It was undertaken by the Ayala Company with monetary charge; all the displaced soil..

Also known as: Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary