St. Ignatius College, Oviedo

St. Ignatius College, Oviedo, Spain, is an infant through baccalaureate school founded by the Society of Jesus in 1917. The work of the Jesuits in Oviedo began in the 17th century and has survived various trauma since then.

St. Ignatius College, Oviedo
Location
Av. Richard Grandío, Oviedo
Asturias, Spain
Information
TypeJesuit, Catholic
Established1917 (1917)
AdministratorInocencio Martín Vicente
DirectorMarcelino
PrincipalMercedes García
GradesInfant through baccalaureate
GenderCoeducational
PastoralsJuan J. Aguado Obra, SJ
WebsiteIgnatiusOviedo

History

Colegio San Ignacio, Oviedo, dates from 1917. It began on Fifth Roel in Oviedo where it remained until the expulsion of the Jesuits during the Second Republic. In 1958 the Preparatory School opened on Cervantes Street in Oviedo. In 1973, it moved to the outskirts of Oviedo.[1][2]

Sport

In 2016, the girls' volleyball team won first place in a country-wide tournament held in Valladolid,[3] and after winning several other regional tournaments came in second in the national finals.[4]


References

  1. Administrador. "Colegio San Ignacio (Oviedo)". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. Laspra, Pablo. "Introducción e Historia". Colegio San Ignacio - Jesuitas - Oviedo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. España, La Nueva. "El San Ignacio, campeón nacional alevín". Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. "Colegio San Ignacio - Oviedo - Community - Google+". plus.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.

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