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Loyola School is an American
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high school on the
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of the
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borough of
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, founded in 1900 by the
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. It is located two city blocks east of
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and Museum Mile on 83rd Street and
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. Originally a
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boys' school, it became coJesuit , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ...
co-educational college preparatory high school in the tri-state area. The school has a student enrollment of two hundred, with an average class size of fifteen students. The
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a Catholic parish church located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, administered by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York, and w ...
is in the same complex and is used for various school functions. The church is listed as a
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and the complex is listed as a
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. St. Ignatius Loyola School is an elementary school that also shares the complex, but there is no official link between the schools.


History

The Rev.
Robert J. Fulton Robert James Fulton (June 28, 1826 – September 4, 1895) was an American Catholic Church, Catholic priest and Society of Jesus, Jesuit who twice served as the List of presidents of Boston College, president of Boston College, from 1870 to 18 ...
, (1826–1895), eleventh pastor (from 1880) of St. Lawrence O'Toole (the original parish name of the
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a Catholic parish church located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, administered by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York, and w ...
), purchased the northwest corner of Park Avenue and 83rd Street (in the Yorkville neighborhood) adjacent to his church. The purchase price was $7,500.00. Upon the church's rebuilding and re-dedication, the
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strengthened their ties to this parish by founding the school, which was encouraged by the Dominicans at
St. Vincent Ferrer Vincent Ferrer, OP ( ca-valencia, Sant Vicent Ferrer , es, San Vicente Ferrer, it, San Vincenzo Ferreri, german: Sankt Vinzenz Ferrer, nl, Sint-Vincent Ferrer, french: Saint Vincent Ferrier; 23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian D ...
and the Paulist Fathers at
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. Ground was broken for the new school in February 1899. The school opened to students in October 1900 with classes held in the nearby priests' residence. After various building material strikes delayed completion, the six-story
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steel-framed school opened on December 17, 1900, and was formally dedicated by Michael A. Corrigan, Archbishop of New York, on February 11, 1901. The ''
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'' reviewed the new "Early Renaissance Type" building, reporting that "the building cost about $125,000; and the property, taken with the lot on which it is located, represents an expenditure of over $200,000. The exterior of the building is constructed entirely of Ohio sandstone, with cornices, and a flambeau with coat of arms just over the entrance.... It is of the most advanced fireproof construction.... Altogether the building represents the highest degree of architectural excellence as applied to schools." The Latin inscription on the first floor chapel bow's blind window panel (with segmental pediment) of the Park Avenue facade reads "SANCT IGNATIO / DE LOYOLA / PATRI LEGIFERO / SOCIETATIS JESV / QVI VBICVMQVE / GENTIVM / IN SPEM RELIGIONIS / ET CIVITATIS / ADOLESCENTES MORIBUS / ET BONIS ARTIBVS / IMBVIT / AEDES HAE / DEDICANTVR" which translates: "To Saint Ignatius Loyola / Founder of the Society of Jesus / who for the good of Church and State / everywhere / has stored the minds of youth / with virtue and learning / these buildings are dedicated." The chapel was decorated by Brother
Francis C. Schroen Francis C. Schroen, Society of Jesus, SJ, (1857–1924)Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kump.The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900-2000 (New York: elf-published 2000), p.4-5. was a Society of Jesus, Jesuit Brother (Christian), brother, who ...
, S.J. (1857–1924), who had previously been a designer at the Jesuit
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. The stained glass was by Louis C. Tiffany and above Schroen's white marble altar was a canopied statue of Our Lady of Lourdes by the New York-sculptor
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. The six-story gymnasium and rectory at 43–63 East 83rd Street was built in 1953 to designs by architects
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at a reported cost of $800,000. The five-story extension at 39–41 East 83rd Street was completed by the same architects in 1954 at a reported cost of $290,000.


Notable alumni

* Michael Joseph Armstrong – vice president, electronic trading, Cantor Fitzgerald; died on September 11, 2001 * Kevin Raymond Crotty – managing director,
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; died on September 11, 2001 * Thomas Cullen – New York City Fire Department
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; died on September 11, 2001 *
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– actress * Jim Dwyer –
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-winning journalist *
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– second baseman,
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and
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* Wellington Mara – former
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,
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team * Joseph Patrick Shea –
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and senior executive managing director, Cantor Fitzgerald; died on September 11, 2001 *
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– former general manager and vice president,
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–
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;
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School administration

;Headmasters and principals * William J. Ennis, S.J. (1900–1903) * James P. Fagan, S.J. (1903–1906) * Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J. (1906–1920) * J.H. Farley, S.J. (1920–1932) * Frances E. Garner, S.J. (1932–1939) * Walter A. Reilly, S.J. (1939–1946) * C. Justin Hanley, S.J. (1946–1949) * Peter J. Daly, S.J. (1949–1960) * Robert J. Haskins, S.J. (1960–1968) * Michael J. Guerra (1968–1982) * James F. Fox, S.J. (1982–1995) * Joseph J. Papaj, S.J. (1995–2001) * Franklin N. Caesar (2001–2004) * James F.X. Lyness (2004–2014) * Kristin Ross (2014–2017)Robert F. Meade and Joann M. Kusk. ''The Centennial History of Loyola School:1900–2000'' (New York: elf-published 2000), p. vii. Following Dr. Ross's appointment, the title of "headmaster" was retired and replaced with that of "principal" . * Adam Lewis (2017–2019) * James F.X. Lyness (since 2019) ;Presidents * Neil Norbert McKinnon, S.J (1900–1907) * William O'Brien Pardow, S.J. (1907–1909) * David W. Hearn, S.J. (1909–1915) *
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, S.J. (1915–1919) * James J. Kilrowy, S.J. (1919–1924) * Patrick F. O'Gorman, S.J. (1924–1930) * Edward J. Sweeney, S.J. (1930–1933) * William J. Devlin, S.J. (1933–1935) *
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, S.J. (1935–1940) * Francis A. McQuade, S.J. (1940–1945) * John Edwards Gratton, S.J. (1945–1949) * C. Justin Hanley, S.J. (1949–1952) * Robert I. Gannon, S.J. (1952–1958) * John J. McGinty, S.J. (1958–1960) * William T. Wood, S.J. (1960–1966) * Charles T. Taylor, S.J. (1966–1970) * Robert Haskins, S.J. (1970–1975) * John Kelly, S.J. (1975–1981) * James F. Fox, S.J. (1981–1995) * Joseph J. Papaj, S.J. (1995–2002) * Stephen Katsouros, S.J. (2002–2011) * Tony Oroszlany (since 2011)


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