Kolleg St. Blasien

Kolleg St. Blasien
Kolleg St. Blasien
	SJ
Oberstudiendirektor; (Headmaster)	Michael Becker
Grades	5–12
Gender	Coeducational
Website	www.kolleg-st-blasien.de

The Kolleg St. Blasien is a state-recognised private

Jesuit

order (Society of Jesus). It is considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Germany with a rich and long history.

Today's school

The Kolleg consists of the twin structures of the school (Schule) and boarding element (Internat) which are led by the overall director of the Kolleg (Kollegsdirektor), Pater Hans-Martin Rieder, S.J. Students from over 20 countries come to the Kolleg, primarily to learn German in the Euroklasse.

Goethe Institute

. The Kolleg is also renowned for its teaching of Chinese and classical languages. All students study for the German Abitur and the school is a Gymnasium (grammar school) recognised by the state of

Baden-Wuerttemberg

. In addition there is a varied program of extra-curricular activities ranging from rugby to drama.

History

The history of the school dates back to 1596, when Jesuits started a school in Freiburg,

National Socialists closed the school in 1939, in order to open an Adolf-Hitler school there. After World War II, the Jesuit order re-opened the school in 1946, which in war-torn Germany was only possible in light of significant material aid from Pope Pius XII

.

Sexual abuse scandal

In 2010, Padre Wolfgang S. admitted to several acts of sexual abuse of minors during his years as a teacher in Sankt Blasius from 1982 to 1984.^[2] Rev. Stefan Dartmann stated that Wolfgang had also committed acts of sex abuse in Spain and Chile.^[3]

Notable people

Alumni

Nikolaus Brender, journalist^{[citation needed]}
Gabriel Dessauer, organist and conductor, Chor von St. Bonifatius^[4]
Alfred Schickel, revisionist historian^{[citation needed]}
Ferdinand von Schirach, writer and lawyer^[5]

Former teachers

Alfred Delp, Jesuit priest and member of the German resistance to Nazism, who was hanged by the Nazis in Berlin on 2 February 1945.^[6]
Otto Faller, Jesuit educator^{[citation needed]}
Alois Grimm, Jesuit priest who was executed by the Nazis^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Euroklasse. Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Scandal^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Jesuit coverup of sex abuse on two continents". Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (in German). Archived from the original
on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.

^ von Schirach, Ferdinand (2 July 2010). "WAS ÜBRIG BLEIBT". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

^ Alfred Delp, Kämpfer, Beter, Zeuge, Herder, Freiburg, 1962, p. 120

External links

Kolleg St. Blasien

St. Blasien

47°45′36″N 8°07′48″E / 47.76000°N 8.13000°E / 47.76000; 8.13000

Authority control databases
International

VIAF

National

Germany

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[1] Euroklasse. Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Scandal^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Jesuit coverup of sex abuse on two continents". Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-27.

[4] Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (in German). Archived from the original
on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023.

[5] von Schirach, Ferdinand (2 July 2010). "WAS ÜBRIG BLEIBT". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[6] Alfred Delp, Kämpfer, Beter, Zeuge, Herder, Freiburg, 1962, p. 120

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