St. Ignatius College, Oviedo

School in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

St. Ignatius College

Spanish: Colegio San Ignacio

Address

Av. Richard Grandío

Oviedo

Asturias

Spain

Coordinates| 43°20′31.58″N 5°52′12.59″W﻿ / ﻿43.3421056°N 5.8701639°W﻿ / 43.3421056; -5.8701639
Information
Type| Private through state-financed school primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)| Catholic
Denomination| Jesuit
Patron saint(s)| Ignatius Loyola
Established| 1917; 107 years ago (1917)
Administrator| Inocencio Martín Vicente
Director| Gonzalo Lasa
Principal| Mercedes García
Grades| K-12, including baccalaureate
Gender| Co-educational
Website| www.s-ignacio.com

St. Ignatius College (Spanish: Colegio San Ignacio) is a private through state-financed Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Oviedo, in the historical autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1917. The work of the Jesuits in Oviedo began in the 17th century and has continued since then.

## History

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Colegio San Ignacio, Oviedo, dates from 1917. It began on Fifth Roel in Oviedo where it remained until the expulsion of the Jesuits during the Second Republic. In 1958 the Preparatory School opened on Cervantes Street in Oviedo. In 1973, it moved to the outskirts of Oviedo.[1][2][better source needed]

## Sport

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In 2016, the girls' volleyball team won first place in a country-wide tournament held in Valladolid,[3] and after winning several other regional tournaments came in second in the national finals.[4]

Besides, the institution extra-officially supports Real Oviedo's football team.

## Trivia

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* Students have developed an unprecedented tolerance against chamomile, due to the high rates of indigestions amongst them. It is highly recommended among the students that have gone through the Saint Ignatius experience.
* The institution can only plan students travels to Anapurna, but they have a high mortality rate.
* "La cabaña" is a terrorist group composed by former members of this institution, considered one of the most dangerous in the world.

## See also

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* Schools portal
* Catholicism portal
* Spain portal

* Catholic Church in Spain
* Education in Spain
* List of Jesuit schools

## References

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1. ^ Administrador. "Colegio San Ignacio (Oviedo)". www.educacionjesuitas.es. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
2. ^ Laspra, Pablo. "Introducción e Historia". Colegio San Ignacio - Jesuitas - Oviedo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-01-08.
3. ^ España, La Nueva. "El San Ignacio, campeón nacional alevín". Retrieved 2017-01-08.
4. ^ "Colegio San Ignacio - Oviedo - Community - Google+". plus.google.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.