St. Ignatius College, Santiago

St. Ignatius College, Santiago
Colegio San Ignacio Alonso Ovalle
Location
Alonso de Ovalle & San Ignacio, Santiago, Chile
Information
Type Jesuit, Catholic
Established 1856 (1856)
Administrator Jaime Laso Fresno
Gender Coeducational since 2015.
Enrollment 1,313[1]
Mascot Devil
Affiliation Ignatian Educational Network, FLACSI
Teachers 89[1]
Website ColSanIgnSantiago

St. Ignatius College, Santiago, Chile, (Colegio San Ignacio Alonso Ovalle) is run by the Jesuit St. Ignatius Foundation as a part of the Ignatian Educational Network of Chile and the Latin American Federation of Jesuit Colleges, FLACSI. It has offered elementary and secondary education since 1856, and is the second oldest private school in the Chilean capital after the French Padres Franceses de Santiago.

History

San Ignacio was founded in 1856 by Jesuits who came from Buenos Aires at the behest of Havana Archbishop Rafael Valentín Valdivieso.[2] Since its inception it has educated the traditional Chilean elite, together with the College of the Sacred Heart and the German Lyceum. The role of educational excellence is also maintained by the state schools National Institute and National Internship. The Church of St. Ignatius was completed on the College premises in 1872.[2]

Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque (SIEB)

In 1931, the Society of Jesus acquired ten blocks of land in the Providencia district, intending to build a stadium where school students from St. Ignatius College Alonso de Ovalle could play sports. In 1935 while the stadium was being built, a modern boarding school was built on the premises. The stadium, meanwhile, was opened in 1936. The new building was never used as a boarding school since the boarding school at Alonso Ovalle was closed in 1954. In that year the work on the current Lecaros campus progressed with the idea of taking the preparatory school to the new premises.

In 1956, on the hundredth anniversary of the old school, the new building on Pocuro Avenue was opened. It was staffed by the Sisters of Merciful Love and had an enrollment of 400.

In 1960, the two schools were separated and the name Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was contemplated for the new school. But both kept the name of Ignatius for legal purposes, what with the complicated educational laws of the country. The new school became St.Ignatius College, El Bosque. In 1960 many Alonso Ovalle students transferred to the new school. In 1964 Fr. José Francisco Arrau was responsible for completing the dining room and leveling of the track.

During 1995 the current fitness and activities center was opened, and in 2001 the synthetic running track at the stadium was built. In 2004 the last block was added according to the original plan of the school, for third and fourth year secondary school.

Prominent alumni

The school educated many of the Chilean Catholic ruling class during the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. It remained a boarding school until 1954, accommodating the children from farms and estates distant from the capital. While many students have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the social, political, and cultural life of the country, St. Albert Hurtado, founder of the Hogar de Cristo and the magazine Message, has been the most famous.

Born in the 19th century

Born in the 20th century

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Coordinates: 33°26′51.28″S 70°39′22.87″W / 33.4475778°S 70.6563528°W / -33.4475778; -70.6563528

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