St. Francis Xavier College, San Paulo Explained

St. Francis Xavier College
Native Name:Colégio São Francisco Xavier
Address:Moreira and Costa Street, 531
City:Subprefecture of Ipiranga, São Paulo
State:São Paulo
Country:Brazil
Coordinates:-23.5891°N -46.6089°W
Type:Private primary and secondary school
Founder:Guido del Toro
Gender:Coeducational
Denomination:Jesuit
Religion:Catholic
Rector:Eduardo Beltramini
Director:Reinaldo Correa de Aquino Jr.
Teaching Staff:62
Enrollment:1,219
Grades:K-12
Former Name:Japanese Catholic College of St. Francis Xavier

St. Francis Xavier College (Colégio São Francisco Xavier) is a Brazilian co-educational Catholic school located in the Subprefecture of Ipiranga of the city of São Paulo. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1928 and covers kindergarten through high school.

History and operations

Guido del Toro arrived in Brazil from Italy in 1914 and dedicated himself to the evangelization of Japanese immigrants. In 1928, he founded Japanese Catholic College of St. Francis Xavier in a rented house on Liberty Street. He received the present property in 1929 and by 1931 resituated the school there, still dedicated to serving the Japanese.

In 1950, it grew to being a primary and gymnasium. With the completion of a new building in 1966, it became a high school and took the name St. Francis Xavier College.

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