Following the requests of the membership of the Association of Health Care Professionals(AHCP) to set up colleges and academies in oder to fulfill one of it’s objectives in promoting excellence in education and professional development for healthcare professionals, a working committee was established by the Council and General Committee for this purpose. From 1944 to 1946, the Committee met to discuss this plan during the Annual Scientific meetings of the Association in Germany, Europe. The Joint Events Team organised the meeting venues at the events facilities in Santa Maria Churches between 1944 and 1946:

Meetings of 1944 and 1945

About the Church

These meetings took place at Marienkirche (German) or Basilica Sanctae Mariae(Latin) or Santa Maria Church(English), Rostock, Germany in 1944 and 1945. Marienkirche(Santa Maria Church), is the biggest of three town churches found in the Hanseatic city of Rostock, in northern Germany.

St. Mary's Church, on Ziegenmarkt, is a large Brick Gothic church. Built in the 13th century, it was enlarged and modified at the end of the 14th century into the present basilica. The first reference to a church on this site is in 1232, which is thought to be the predecessor of the current building. The triple-nave cross-shaped basilica is in Brick Gothic, a building style typical of the Hanseatic port cities of northern Germany. The huge tower with a baroque lantern at the top was not completed until the end of the 18th century.

About the Meeting Facilities

St Mary’s Church, Rostock has dedicated meeting and community spaces. Just south-west of the church sits the Café Marientreff, a charming former sexton's cottage that serves as both a cafe and a neighborhood meeting space run by the Drehscheibe e.V. association. The church complex also features the Bei der Marienkirche 1/2 campus, which houses the "M1/M2" activity and event rooms, alongside a dedicated children's and youth center. These facilities regularly host academic gatherings, art exhibits, and community parish meetings.

Meetings of 1946 and 1947

About the Church

These meetings took place at St. Maria im Kapitol (Cologne),Germany in 1946 and 1947. St. Maria im Kapitol (Cologne) is a stunning 11th century Romanesque church, which is located in the Kapitol-Viertel of Cologne's old town.

About the Meeting Facilities

St. Maria im Kapitol has a meeting and event hall known as the Pfarrsaal (parish hall) Pfarrsaal St. Maria im Kapitol · Obdachlosen-Nachtcafé · Werde ein Licht in der... |st.-maria-im-kapitol - Katholisch in Köln-Mitte.

During the meeting of 1946, it was agreed by the Committee that the name of the college that will be established in 1947 will be called Santa Maria College. Thus, in 1947, the Association launched Santa Maria College as one of its membership services.

For more information, please contact: info@santamariacollege.org.uk