Saint Edward Seminary (sometimes "Saint Edward's Seminary") was an institution for developing Catholic priests in the US state of
Washington. Dedicated to
Saint Edward the Confessor and located in the city of
Kenmore, it operated for 46 years before closing in 1976. The
seminary and most of its grounds now constitute
Saint Edward State Park. The seminary was located on a property purchased in the late 1920s. Building plans were scaled back in 1929 due to the
Great Depression. In 1931, the seminary opened as a minor seminary; it became a major (college level) seminary in 1935. In 1958, Saint Thomas the Apostle Seminary opened as a major seminary on 50 acres of the site and St. Edward continued as a minor seminary. The Catholic
Archdiocese of Seattle closed St. Edward in 1976 and sold it to the State of Washington in 1977. It became
Saint Edward State Park in 1978. After St. Thomas closed,
Bastyr University leased and later bought that campus.