Viriliter Age
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Viriliter age is a Latin
phrase often used as a motto
; translated as Act Courageously, lit. Act Manfully. The origins of the phrase and the context for its use are from Psalm 26. It is or has been the official motto of the following institutions:
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
phrase often used as a motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
; translated as Act Courageously, lit. Act Manfully. The origins of the phrase and the context for its use are from Psalm 26. It is or has been the official motto of the following institutions:
- [St. John The Baptist High School Thane, Maharashtra, India], www.sjbhs.org
- St. Mary's Anglo-Indian High School, Armenian Street, Chennai (Madras), India.
- Marist College AshgroveMarist College AshgroveMarist College Ashgrove is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys, located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
adopted the motto in 1957 - Presentation Brothers College, CorkPresentation Brothers College, CorkPresentation Brothers College is a Catholic, boys-only, fee-paying college based in Cork, Ireland.- History :The college was founded by the Presentation Brothers in 1878, in the South Mall. Soon afterwards it moved to the Grand Parade and, in 1887, to the Western Road...
- Runnymede School, United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- St. Edward's CollegeSt. Edward's CollegeSt. Edward's College is a voluntary aided, Catholic school in the UK located in the West Derby suburb of Liverpool. The institution was formerly a boys grammar school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, known widely as The Irish Christian Brothers...
(former motto) - St Joseph's College, KolkataKolkataKolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - Synge Street CBSSynge Street CBSSynge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. It was founded in 1864.-Primary school:The primary section caters for boys from seven to twelve years. It is called Sancta Maria CBS. It opened in 1954.-Secondary school:...
, Dublin, Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... - Trinity College, PerthTrinity College, PerthTrinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
, Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... - Christian Brothers College, BulawayoChristian Brothers College, BulawayoSt. Patrick's Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo is a private multiracial boys only high school located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was founded in the 1950s and is the most prestigious school in Bulawayo,and probably one of the best schools in the country....
, ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three... - Damien Memorial SchoolDamien Memorial SchoolDamien Memorial School is a private Roman Catholic prep-school for grades 6-12 located in Kalihi, Oahu, a section of Honolulu, Hawaii. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the school is sponsored by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and is accredited by the Western Association...
, Honolulu, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of... - PAREF Southridge SchoolPAREF Southridge SchoolThe PAREF Southridge School, also known simply as Southridge, is a private school for boys in Hillsborough, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. It was a set up by the Parents for Education Foundation , a group of parents who aims to provide an education geared towards the total development of children...
, Muntinlupa, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - St Chad's College, Wolverhampton
- St.Paul's RC High School,Coleshill,United Kingdom (Closed 1971)
- Cardenal Newman College Alumni Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The Sacred Heart School of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Kilgraston SchoolKilgraston SchoolKilgraston School is a British independent school, founded in 1930. It is a Roman Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 2½–18 and day boys aged 2½–9. Currently more than 340 pupils attend Kilgraston, of which 158 live at Kilgraston for either week-nights or for entire half terms...
, Bridge of Earn, Scotland