February 20, 1945, will always be remembered as a day in the history of the seminary. Early in the morning a squadron of American planes appeared in the sky heading straight toward the Seminary. Then, all of a sudden, their machineguns rattled and a number of incendiary bombs fell on the building and surroundings. In less than thirty minutes the magnificent building, which was a lasting tribute to the American Bishops, in favor of the Jaro Clergy became a pile of ashes and twisted irons. Fortunately, there was not a single casualty among the fathers, and the three hundred refugees.