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, completed in 1875.

History

In 1575, the Jesuits opened their first school in the city in a building that became part of the

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. After war with Spain in 1576, the Jesuits had to leave the city, but returned in 1585 and reopened the school. In 1607 and again in 1655, the school had to move to larger premises to keep up with the expanding population. In 1773,

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ordered for all Jesuit educational services to cease. The Jesuits did not return to Antwerp until 1840, when they reopened the college. It was situated in what is now a restaurant for students of the University of Antwerp. In 1871, the capacity of the school again needed to be increased so land was bought in a series of streets in the centre of Antwerp called 'the Avenues'. There, they got the architect Jules Bilmeyer to design the new school. It was completed in 1875. Twelve years later, he also completed the building of the church next door to the school, Our Lady of Grace Church ( nl, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Gratie Kerk).

Notable alumni

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* Christian de Duve *

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Jef Geeraerts Jozef Adriaan Anna Geeraerts (23 February 1930 – 11 May 2015), better known as Jef Geeraerts, was a Belgian writer. Geeraerts was born in Antwerp. After his studies in political and administrative sciences at the Colonial University of Belgium ...

* Count Albert Le Grelle * Mgr Stanislas Le Grelle * Count

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Jan Leyers Jan Anna August Leyers (born 16 May 1958 in Wilrijk, Belgium) is a singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was a member of the group Soulsister and later became a solo musician and host of various television series. Music career Jan ...

Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer Daniel, Baron Cardon de Lichtbuer (16 November 1930 – 26 July 2022) was a Belgian businessman, mainly active in the Belgian banking sector. Education He obtained a PhD degree in Law (1953) and a MBA degree (1955) from the Catholic Universi ...

Gallery

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References

External links

Our Lady College site
{{Catholic Church in Belgium Jesuit primary schools in Belgium Schools in Antwerp Jesuit secondary schools in Belgium 1575 establishments in Europe Educational institutions established in the 1570s

History

Notable alumni

Gallery

See also

References

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