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Donum Josephinum Seminary School

Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, one of the seminaries in Igboland, Nigeria, is the largest Catholic seminary in the world. The enrollment in the seminary is 1000.


The Donum Josephinum Seminary is seminary that follows the guidelines of priestly formation mandated by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria. The goal is not just to develop a well-rounded person, a prayerful person or an experienced Practitioner of the faith but rather one who develops the spiritual development of his calling in the Church and the greater calling to expand the mission of the Church by serving others. Seminarians must have a deeply rooted love for Jesus, and at Donum Josephinum have an opportunity to grow in their understanding of “servant leaders” by engaging in a wide variety of ministerial experiences with the poor, simple and working class people in communities. Global Humanitarian Mission in partnership with Marian Missionaries Ad Reginum Dei will not only train seminarians in life skills, and the love of God and his word, they will be teaching Christ to others in the form of service, training them to be technicians, plumbers, electricians and much more at Donum Josephinum before joining the Major Seminary in Enugu and Ikot- Ekpene. Construction is underway, Donum Josephinum is part of a greater vision of the Jesus Embrace Community in Aba State Nigeria. This two story structure will house up to 50 Seminarians and Formators. The second floor is reserved for novices, and external chapel completes this project.

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Jesus Embrace Vocational Institute

The Felician Sisters, a religious congregation that adopted Saint Felix of Cantalice as their Patron Saint, was established in Kenya in 1987 by two Felician Sisters. Also known as the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Felix of Cantalice, the Charism of the Felician Sisters is to imitate Blessed Mary Angela’s love for God, and to serve others with compassion and concern for their salvation. Today, the Felician Sisters in Kenya are in the process of becoming a Province. Conditions are harsh in this semi-desert corner of the world, Lengruma community, which is inhabited by the Samburu and Turkana pastoralist nomadic communities. Set off the beaten track, in the upper eastern region of Kenya, about 64km from Isiolo town, Lengruma is miserably hot, its earth is parched, and the town is only accessible by trucks and 4-wheel drive vehicles.
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Novices from the Donum Josephinum Seminary

Donum Josephinum Seminary School

Many blessings and thanks to the caring and compassionate donors who gave so generously to build the Donum Josephinum Seminary School. Meeting the need training seminarians to bring the love of God and sharing the Gospel of Christ with others. UPDATE: Construction is well under way for the Donum Josephinum Seminary School with the foundation dug and secured with the cement block foundation. The cinder block walls are now reinforced with steel reinforcements. Construction is well underway!

Drone image of the Donum Josephinum Seminary School

The building of the Donum Josephinum Seminary is progressing on a timeline to be completed by early 2023