Leo XIII Institute, Milan explained

Leone XIII Institute, Milan
Native Name:	it|Istituto Leone XIII
Type:	Private primary, secondary, grammar, sport and science, and science high school
Denomination:	Jesuits
Religion:	Catholicism
Patron:	Pope Leo XIII
Dean:	Vincenzo Sibillo
Grades:	K-12
City:	Milan
Country:	Italy

Leone XIII Institute, Milan (it|Istituto Leone XIII), is a private Catholic primary, secondary, grammar, sport and science, and science high school, located in Milan, Italy. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1893.

Overview

The coat of arms of the school includes the IHS of the Society of Jesus, the cross of St. George which symbolizes the city of Milan, and the seal of Pope Leo XIII of the noble Sienese family of Pecci.

In 2008 the actor and former student Luke Barbareschi publicly denounced cases of sexual abuse against him in the 60s at the Institute, by a Jesuit priest.^[1]

The current dean is Gabriella Tona, the first woman and the first lay person to perform this task in Italy.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Carlo Acutis
• Gabriele Albertini
• Luca Barbareschi
• Luigi Caccia Dominioni
• Piero Manzoni
• Mario Monti
• Massimo Moratti
• Guido Morselli
• Maurizio Mosca
• Gabriele Salvatores

See also

• Education in Milan

Notes and References

1. Grazia Maria Mottola, Io, per 4 anni abusato dai gesuiti. Il discorso del Papa? Era ora (PDF), in Corriere della Sera, 20 luglio 2008, p. 3. URL consultato il 9 maggio 2010.
2. News: Sacchi Annachiara . Albertini Gabriele . Gesuiti, una donna rettore E' la prima volta in Italia: Guiderà l' istituto «Leone XIII» di Milano . https://web.archive.org/web/20151118190950/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/agosto/02/Gesuiti_una_donna_rettore_prima_co_9_040802029.shtml . 2015-11-18 . Corriere della Sera . 2 August 2004 . 2017-01-30 . it.