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. It is one of six

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schools in

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History

On June 3, 1888, two brothers, ''Les Frères'' (French for "the brothers"), began their mission at St. Joseph school near St. Joseph church at

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St. in

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. The first class had two students. * 1900 - on the

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, the school changed its name to the name of the founder of the Brothers, and it became

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school. * 1906 - ''Les Frères'' bought the property of ''Moustafa Fahmy

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'' which is the current site of the school, in Bab al-Louq, one of the oldest districts of Cairo. * 1908 - the construction of a new building started. * 1914 - the first mass was conducted on March 25. * 1917 - the number of students reached 300. * 1918 - school included 10 classes, with two others for the free school St Antoine in the place of the current division of the Nursery school. * 1922 - the number of students reached 500. * 1992 - a new building was constructed along Falaky street to receive students of the secondary cycle that made it possible for the students to continue their secondary studies within their own establishment.

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rooms were built.

Patron saint

St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle

''see:

'' St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle was born in

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on April 30, 1651. He was 29 years old when he realized that the educational system of his day was inadequate to meet the needs of the poor children of seventeenth century France. To provide a Christian and human education, De La Salle founded a religious community of men, the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fratres Scholarum Christianarum), dedicated to the instruction of youth, especially the poor. De La Salle died on Good Friday, April 7, 1719. He was canonized a saint of the Catholic Church in 1900 and declared "Universal Patron of All Teachers" by

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in 1950. The feast of St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle is celebrated on 15 May by the worldwide

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movement.

External links

Collège-des-Frères (Bab-El-Louk) Official website

Collège-des-Frères (Bab el-Louk) History
{{DEFAULTSORT:College Des Freres (Bab El Louk) Education in Cairo

Private schools in Cairo Educational institutions established in 1888 1888 establishments in Egypt

History

Patron saint

St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle

See also

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