Sint-Barbaracollege
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The Sint-Barbaracollege in Gent
, Belgium
is a private Jesuit school, founded in 1832.
The school is built on the location of a cloister, the "Sint Barbaraklooster in Jerusalem". The cloister was founded in 1420 for Augustinian nuns
, closed in 1783 by order of Joseph II
, briefly reopened but closed again during the French war. In 1814 the building near the Ketelvest housed a secondary school, but that was closed in 1819 by order of William I
who had opened an atheneum in the nearby buildings of the old Baudelo Abbey.
In 1833, after the Belgian Revolution
of 1830 the Bishop of Ghent gave the school to the Jesuits. The first students graduated in 1836. A school church was inaugurated on 6 November 1858.
As of 2011, the Sint-Barbaracollege consists of a primary school (K-12) and a secondary school.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
is a private Jesuit school, founded in 1832.
The school is built on the location of a cloister, the "Sint Barbaraklooster in Jerusalem". The cloister was founded in 1420 for Augustinian nuns
Augustinian nuns
Augustinian nuns are the most ancient and continuous segment of the Roman Catholic Augustinian religious order under the canons of contemporary historical method. The Augustinian nuns, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , are several Roman Catholic enclosed monastic orders of women living...
, closed in 1783 by order of Joseph II
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Joseph II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I...
, briefly reopened but closed again during the French war. In 1814 the building near the Ketelvest housed a secondary school, but that was closed in 1819 by order of William I
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
who had opened an atheneum in the nearby buildings of the old Baudelo Abbey.
In 1833, after the Belgian Revolution
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the conflict which led to the secession of the Southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and established an independent Kingdom of Belgium....
of 1830 the Bishop of Ghent gave the school to the Jesuits. The first students graduated in 1836. A school church was inaugurated on 6 November 1858.
As of 2011, the Sint-Barbaracollege consists of a primary school (K-12) and a secondary school.
Notable alumni
- Georges RodenbachGeorges RodenbachGeorges Raymond Constantin Rodenbach was a Belgian Symbolist poet and novelist.- Biography :Georges Rodenbach was born in Tournai to a French mother and a German father from the Rhineland . He went to school in Ghent at the prestigious Sint-Barbaracollege, where he became friends with the poet...
- Charles Van LerbergheCharles van LerbergheCharles van Lerberghe was a Flemish symbolist poet writing in French.His poetry was set by Gabriel Fauré in the song cycles La chanson d'Ève and Le jardin clos....
- Emile VerhaerenEmile VerhaerenEmile Verhaeren was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism....
- Maurice MaeterlinckMaurice MaeterlinckMaurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also called Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life...
- Corneille HeymansCorneille HeymansCorneille Jean François Heymans was a Flemish physiologist. He studied at the prestigious Jesuit College of Sainte Barbe after which he proceeded to Ghent University, where he obtained a doctor's degree in 1920.After graduation Heymans worked at the Collège de France Corneille Jean François...
- Joris van SeverenJoris Van SeverenJoris Van Severen was a Belgian nationalist politician, ideologist and leader of the national-solidarist Verdinaso.-Early years:...
- Marcel StormeMarcel StormeMarcel Storme is a Belgian lawyer, member of the Ghent Bar, and Christian Democratic politician. He was born in Ghent as son of Professor Jules Storme and Maria Bosteels....
- Jacques RoggeJacques RoggeJacques Rogge, Count Rogge , is a Belgian sports bureaucrat. He is the eighth and current President of the International Olympic Committee .-Life and career:...
, IOC president - Gerard MortierGérard MortierGerard Alfons August, Baron Mortier is a Belgian opera director and administrator of Flemish origin.Mortier has served as general director of La Monnaie and of the Salzburg Festival...