St. Ignatius College, Santiago () is a

private Private or privates may refer to: Music * "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

primary and secondary school, located in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. The school was founded by the

Society of Jesus The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 ...

in 1856 and is run by the Jesuit St. Ignatius Foundation as a part of the Ignatian Educational Network of Chile, the Latin American Federation of Jesuit Colleges, and the Latin American Federation of the Society of Jesus (FLACSI). The school is the second oldest private school in Santiago after Padres Franceses de Santiago.

History

In 1854, San Ignacio was founded by Jesuits from

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

at the behest of

Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Rafael Valentín Valdivieso Zañartu (November 2, 1804 – June 8, 1878) was a Chilean priest and lawyer, who worked as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile, Santiago de Chile between 1848 and 1878. Biography Valdivi ...

, Archbishop of Santiago. The school opened in 1854 in Santiago and within a year had 150 students. To the classroom building and Jesuit residence the Church of St. Ignatius was added in 1859.

Notable alumni

Rafael Araneda Rafael Luis Araneda Maturana (born September 18, 1969, in Santiago) is a Chilean TV host, best known for his participation in the show Rojo Fama Contrafama as the host. Also he was the host of ''Estrellas en el Hielo'', ''Sin Prejuicios'', ''Ro ...

(1969) - TV presenter *

Claudio Bravo Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz (; born 13 April 1983) is a Chilean former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Bravo began his career with Colo-Colo and moved to Real Socied ...

(1936-2011) - painter *

Carlos González Cruchaga Carlos González Cruchaga (June 8, 1921 in Santiago, Chile – September 21, 2008) was a Chilean Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denomin ...

(1921-2008) - bishop of Talca (1967-1996) *

Federico Errázuriz Echaurren Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (Santiago, November 16, 1850 – Valparaíso, July 12, 1901) was a Chilean politician who served as the 12th president of Chile. Early life He was son of the president Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and of Eulogia ...

(1850-1901) - President of Chile * Mariano Fernandez (1945) - politician *

Javier Ángel Figueroa Javier Ángel Figueroa Larraín (January 17, 1862 – June 26, 1945) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and older brother of former President Emiliano Figueroa Larraín. He was sworn as a lawyer in 1882 and then married Agnes Cañas Arrieta, who ...

(1862-1945) - lawyer and politician *

Emiliano Figueroa Emiliano Figueroa Larraín (; 12 July 1866 – 16 May 1931) was President of Chile from December 23, 1925, until his resignation on May 10, 1927. He also served as acting president for a few months in 1910. Biography Figueroa was born on July 12 ...

(1866-1931) - President of Chile *

Vicente Huidobro Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández (; January 10, 1893 – January 2, 1948) was a Chilean poet born to an aristocracy, aristocratic family. He promoted the avant-garde literary movement in Chile and was the creator and greatest exponent of t ...

(1893-1948) - poet *

Alberto Hurtado Alberto Hurtado, SJ (; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga; January 22, 1901 – August 18, 1952), popularly known as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer of Basque ancestry. He founded the Hogar de Cristo ...

(1901-1952) - saint *

Bernardo Leighton Bernardo Leighton Guzmán (August 16, 1909, Negrete, Bío Bío Province – January 26, 1995, Santiago) was a Chilean Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Christian Democratic Party politician and lawyer. He served as Ministries of Chile, mini ...

(1909-1995) - politician *

Sergio Livingstone Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer (26 March 1920 – 11 September 2012) was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" ("the toad") for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 t ...

(1920-2012) - association football player *

Pablo Longueira Juan Pablo Longueira Montes (born August 12, 1958) is a Chilean politician and civil engineer who served as Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile from 2011 to 2013. He was a founding me ...

(1958) - politician *

Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (June 17, 1878 – June 18, 1941) was a Chilean lawyer, diplomat and businessman, and founder of the Santiago edition of ''El Mercurio'' newspaper. Early life Agustín Edwards was born in Santiago, the son of Agustí ...

(1878-1941) - lawyer and businessman *

Carlos Walker Martínez Carlos Walker Martínez (born in Vallenar on 2 February 1842; died in Santiago, Chile, on 5 October 1905) was a Chilean lawyer, politician and poet. Biography In September 1865, he was studying law at the University of Chile, when Chincha Islan ...

(1842-1905) - politician *

Juan Esteban Montero Juan Esteban Montero Rodríguez (February 12, 1879 – February 25, 1948) was a Chilean political figure. He served twice as president of Chile between 1931 and 1932. He was overthrown in the 1932 military coup. Early life He was born in Sa ...

(1879-1948) - President of Chile * Jaime Ravinet (1946) - politician, businessman *

Felipe Seymour Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud (born 23 July 1987) is a Chilean former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Club career Early career Born in Pirque, Santiago, Chile, ...

(1987) - association football player *

Julio Silva Solar Julio Silva Solar (8 June 1926 – 28 June 2014) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. Solar served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1965 to 1973. He then served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 9 Septem ...

(1926) - politician * Carlos Soto (1964) - association football player *

Raimundo Tupper Raimundo Tupper Lyon (7 January 1969 – 20 July 1995) was a Chilean professional football player, best known for his years with Universidad Católica. He was a left back. Club career Born into a family of five children (four males and one fe ...

(1969-1995) - association football player *

Gabriel Valdes In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

(1919-2011) - politician

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Ignatius College, Santiago Jesuit secondary schools in Chile Jesuit primary schools in Chile Schools in Santiago, Chile Educational institutions established in 1856 1856 establishments in Chile

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links