St. Anthony’s College, Kandy
| St. Anthony's College, Kandy | |
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Kandy Sri Lanka |
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| Type | Roman Catholic Secondary School (Government Assisted Private School) |
| Motto |
Latin: Lux De Coelo (Light From Heaven) |
| Established | 1854 |
| Founder | Rev. Fr. Felice Alexander Zoppi OSF |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. K.G. Henry B. Wijerathne, OSB |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 6 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 3000 |
| Color(s) |
Maroon Light Blue and Dark Blue Former Pupils Old Antonians |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Website | http://www.sack.lk/ |
Coordinates: 7°19′22″N 80°37′41″E / 7.322846°N 80.6281°E
Maroon Light Blue and Dark Blue
St. Anthony's College, Kandy founded in 1854, is one of the most prestigious Roman Catholic Schools in Sri Lanka. St Anthony's College has graduated a number of alumni who became notable, including presidents, ministers, and parliamentarians in Sri Lanka.
In 1820, the superior of all the Oratorians in Ceylon, Vincent de Rozairo, was the first missionary to Kandy. He erected a church, which occupied the same grounds where the present Scots Kirk stands. In 1828, the Scots Kirk site was found to be too small and hilly 4. A petition was submitted to the Governor-General, Sir Edward Barnes, who presented the petitioners with a new site. It was roughly a square 152 by 150 feet (46 m × 46 m) upon which the second Roman Catholic Church was built. This is the site on which St. Anthony's Cathedral stands today.
The order realized that churches alone would not contribute to the success of the missionary efforts. In September 1843, an Italian Oratorian, Fr. Orazio Bettacchini was sent to the Kandyan mission. During his missionary year, 1843/44, he opened a school in Kandy on the same premises. In August 1844, his successor, Fr. Andrew J. Reinaud, who continued as missionary until 1848, began his missionary career by pulling down the school, which Bettacchini had erected.
In November 1853, Rev. Fr. Felice Zoppi a Franciscan from the Chinese Missionary was sent to Kandy by Monsignor Joseph Maria Bravi D.d. OSB to look into an issue with regard to a school erected before 1853. Then as a result, Rev. Fr. Zoppi promptly set about his task by opening two school one for boys and another for girls in January 1854. Mr. Van Twest was appointed as the head teacher of the boys school by Rev. Fr. Zoppi. On the 12th March 1854 Monsignor Bravi sent a letter to Rev. Fr. Zoppi officially acknowledging the opening of both the schools, on the present premises of St. Anthony's Cathedral. It is said that Rev. Fr. Zoppi being a Franciscan, willed to name the school after the illustrious Franciscan Saint, Anthony of Padua. There is also evidence that the Church had been dedicated to St. Anthony at a much earlier date. At the inception 62 students were enrolled to the boys' school and 28 for the girls' school.
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