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This book delves into the intricate network of early modern Catholic colleges abroad, highlighting their interwoven regional, national, and transnational influences. From the sixteenth century onwards, Irish, English, and Scots Catholics established over fifty colleges across diverse locations such as France, Flanders, Spain, Portugal, the Papal States, and the Habsburg Empire. Concurrently, Catholics in the Dutch Republic, Scandinavian states, and the Ottoman Empire responded to similar challenges by developing comparable educational institutions.
Up to the late-eighteenth century, these colleges witnessed the journey of tens of thousands of students. Historically, these establishments have been studied within restrictive denominational and national perspectives. This thought-provoking collection, while drawing on these traditional historiographies, also transcends them to examine the colleges’ interconnectivity at an institutional level. It further investigates their overlapping roles as conduits of regional communities, dynastic ambitions, and international Catholicism.