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In November 1843, a fire broke out in the San Souci Theatre,
No. 10, Park Street, Kolkata. It was an accident that
changed the history of Park Street and that of "The City of
Joy", Kolkata as well. Fire is indeed a destroyer but is
also a purifier that gets rid of the "old" and creates
something new. The fire that destroyed the San Souci Theatre
on that day rekindled another fire - "The fire of
education". Eventually that burnt out Theatre became the
home of an institution that redefined modern education. A
small band of Belgium Jesuits headed by
Father Henry Depelchin opened their hearts and the doors of their abode
at 10 Park Street (Now 30, Mother Teresa Sarani) to become
what today stands as a symbol of quality education in The
Country...St. Xavier's Kolkata. It was 16th January 1860.
St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata was established for the education of
Catholic boys. Today, however, boys of all religious
denominations are admitted.
The patron of the School is
St. Francis Xavier (07.04.1506 -
03.12.1552). Born of a noble Spanish family, Francis became
a follower of St. Ignatious of Loyola during his studies at
the university of Paris and was one of his first companions.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, is the Founder of
The Society of
Jesus. The Society of Jesus, a Christian Religious Order
founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, has been active
in the field of education throughout the world since its
origin. The Society of Jesus is responsible for 1865
educational institutions in 65 countries, 356 of them being
secondary schools.
The school celebrated its 150th Year on
16th January 2010
Let Us Remember
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