The Collegium Nobilium, the "College for nobles", was an elite boarding college for the sons of magnates and wealthy nobles ('' szlachta''), founded in 1740 in

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by the

Piarist The Piarists (), officially named the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum), abbreviated SchP, is a religious order of clerics regular of the ...

intellectual,

Stanisław Konarski Stanisław Konarski, Sch.P. (actual name: Hieronim Konarski; 30 September 1700 – 3 August 1773) was a Polish pedagogue, educational reformer, political writer, poet, dramatist, Piarist priest and precursor of the Enlightenment in the Polish–Li ...

, and run by his religious brethren. It is often confused with another short-lived college foundation in Warsaw of the same name, only founded by the

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in 1752 and serving the same demographic. That one was forced to close as a result of the

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in Western Europe in 1777.

History

The Piarist school existed until 1832 and was one of the predecessors of

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. It was initially called ''Collegium Novum'', but its name was changed in the autumn of 1741. It operated in a building on Warsaw's Długa Street. Later, it was moved to the district of Żoliborz. The aim of the ''Collegium Nobilium'' was to educate future leaders of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

, and to prepare them to run the country (see also

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). The curriculum was spread over eight years, with grades II, IV, and V, consisting of two year cycles. The school had an unusual syllabus for the time, concentrating on natural sciences, mathematics, philosophy and modern languages, and with less emphasis on

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and

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. Stanisław Konarski selected well-educated teachers and introduced courses in history, law, economics and science. The ''Collegium Nobilium'' building was almost completely destroyed during the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occurred in the summer of 1944, and it was led ...

. It was rebuilt after the war, together with its classical

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Other Piarist schools

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* Lwów

Notable alumni

Tadeusz Rejtan Tadeusz Reytan (surname also alternatively spelled as ''Rejtan'', and rarely ''Reyten''; be, Тадэвуш Рэйтан; lt, Tadas Reitanas; 20 August 1742 – 8 August 1780) was a nobleman from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He was a ...

Roman Ignacy Potocki Count Roman Ignacy Potocki, generally known as Ignacy Potocki (; 1750–1809), was a Polish nobleman, member of the influential magnate Potocki family, owner of Klementowice and Olesin (near Kurów), a politician, writer, and office holder. H ...

Stanisław Kostka Potocki Count Stanisław Kostka Potocki (; November 1755 – 14 September 1821) was a Polish nobleman, politician, writer, public intellectual and patron of the arts. Life Potocki was a son of General and starost of Lwów, Eustachy Potocki and Ann ...

* Zenon Kazimierz Wysłouch

References

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History

Other Piarist schools

Notable alumni

See also

References