Stonyhurst College
Co-educational Roman Catholic school in Lancashire, England (UK) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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53.8471°N 2.4713°W / 53.8471; -2.4713
Collegium Saxosylvanum[1] | |
Motto | Quant Je Puis (Old French) |
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Motto in English | As much as I can |
Type | Public school Private co-educational Roman Catholic boarding and day school |
Established | 1794; 230 years ago (1794) |
Founder | Robert Persons |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Headmaster | John Browne |
Students | 461 |
Location | , BB7 9PZ , England |
Former pupils | Old Stonyhursts |
Patron saint | Aloysius Gonzaga |
Colours | Green and White |
Website | stonyhurst |
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Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school, adhering to the Jesuit tradition,[2][3] on the Stonyhurst Estate, Lancashire, England. It occupies a Grade I listed building.[4] The school has been fully co-educational since 1999.
A precursor institution of the college was founded in 1593 by Father Robert Persons SJ at St Omer,[5][6] at a time when penal laws prohibited Roman Catholic education in England. After moving to Bruges in 1762 and Liège in 1773, the college was headed for oblivion, but for the generosity of an old boy, Thomas Weld (of Lulworth), who intervened. Weld's enormous benefaction enabled the expatriated school to establish itself on English soil in 1794 when it was granted the Stonyhurst estate.[5][6] It provides boarding and day education to approximately 450 boys and girls aged 13–18.[7] On an adjacent site, its preparatory school, St Mary's Hall, provides education for boys and girls aged 3–13.[8]