Catholic University School
| Catholic University School | |
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| Location | |
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89 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2 Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′07″N 6°15′21″W / 53.335364°N 6.255966°WCoordinates: 53°20′07″N 6°15′21″W / 53.335364°N 6.255966°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school, Independent school |
| Motto |
Sub Mariae Nomine (Under the name of Mary) |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic Society of Mary |
| Established | 1867 |
| President (Headmaster) |
Rev. Fr. Martin Daly SM MA, Ph.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| Number of students | 469 (2016/2017) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Red |
| National ranking | 30 (2016) |
| Founder(s) |
Bartholomew Woodlock John Henry Newman |
| Website | www.cus.ie |
Catholic University School (C.U.S.) is a Private school for boys in Dublin, Ireland. The school was established by Bartholomew Woodlock and Cardinal John Henry Newman as a Preparatory school for the Catholic University of Ireland. It is one of the oldest Catholic schools in Ireland.
The school has educated Irish politicians, leading academic and literary figures, and 3 Olympic Gold medalists. It is run by the Marist Fathers on Leeson Street.
The foundation of the Catholic University School has its basis in the Catholic Revival movement of the late 1820s. For over 250 years, the only university in Ireland had been Trinity College, Dublin – the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin. While the Trinity College, Dublin had been opened to Catholics in 1793, only a few attended. Those Catholics who did were mainly educated in England at schools such as Stonyhurst College.
In response to this issue, in 1850, Queen Victoria granted a Royal Charter founding three colleges of the Queen's University of Ireland. The colleges in Cork, Belfast and Galway were non-denominational. However, at the Synod of Thurles in 1850, the Catholic Church officially condemned these institutions as "Godless Colleges" and declared a need for a Catholic University. Thus, the Catholic University of Ireland was founded in 1851 – though not fully established until 18 May 1854 with Cardinal John Henry Newman as its first Rector.
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