De La Salle College, Jersey
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De La Salle College is an independent Catholic school in Jersey, taking its name from St John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719), who founded the Brothers' Order in France.
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[edit] History
A few Brothers of the Order fled from France to Jersey at the time of the French Revolution and remained in the Island. From 1866 to 1896 they ran a school in the Catholic Parish of St Thomas, Jersey. They left the island in 1896, but returned in 1917 to found St Aloysius College, Jersey. This was located at Berry House, beside St Thomas' Church, and called and was initially known as . Within a year school was moved to a property called "The Beeches" on Wellington Hill, St Saviour, and was renamed De La Salle College.
[edit] Notable Pupils
Members of the States of Jersey
Terry Le Sueur - Treasury and Resources Minister
Leonard Norman - Member of the States of Jersey
Ben Shenton - Member of the States of Jersey
James Perchard - Member of the States of Jersey
Members of Parish Municipalities
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[edit] Bibliography
- The Bailiwick of Jersey, G.R. Balleine
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