The is a

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. It was founded in 1880 as a school of theology for boys who aspired to the priesthood, and served as such until 1922, when it became a conventional all-boys school. Of

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religious affiliation, it currently serves

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, and

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. The Sacred Heart Church is in the same complex and is used for various school functions. Colegio Seminario has educated a wide range of notable alumni, including high-ranking politicians.

History

The Conciliar Seminary of Montevideo was inaugurated on March 1, 1880, by the

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—which had returned to operate in Uruguay in 1872 after being previously expelled—. It was housed in a building that had begun construction in 1878 with financing from the wealthy Jackson-Errazquín family. The first students were children who aspired to be seminarians, but the following year lay students were admitted, and each year a new school year began to be served. In 1899 the name of the school was changed to , but colloquially it continued to be known as . In 1922, it stopped being a theology school to train priests, remaining only a school for boys, which caused the number of students to increase. In 1952 the first female teachers were hired, and in 1966 the first female students were admitted to high school, becoming a co-educational school. In 2010 the school was renamed again to . Since July 2021, the school's rector is S.J. Alvaro Pacheco.

Campus

The Colegio Seminario is housed in a building built in the 1870s and located in the

Cordón Cordón is a central ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Part of the city's central business district, alongside Centro and Ciudad Vieja, the 18 de Julio Avenue that runs through the area is home to commercial spaces, o ...

neighborhood of

. The school's complex also includes the Sacred Heart Church, which is used for various school functions.

Activities

The Seminario Club is a social and sports club that brings together the school's educational community. It competes in rugby, hockey, soccer, handball, basketball and volleyball, and is part of several sports federations.

Notable alumni

Luis Alberto Lacalle Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as the 36th president of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. A member of the National Party, he previously served as Nation ...

– politician and 36th

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* Daniel Martínez Villamil – politician and 34th

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Rodolfo Nin Novoa Rodolfo Nin Novoa (born 25 January 1948) is a Uruguayan politician who served as the 14th vice president of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010. He also served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020 under Tabaré Vázquez. A membe ...

– politician and 14th

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Luis Pérez Aguirre Luis Pérez Aguirre (22 April 1941−25 January 2001) was an Uruguayan jesuit priest who highlighted for his human rights activism. Career He was the second of eight siblings of a family of the Uruguayan economic and social elite. His primary ed ...

– Jesuit priest *

Numa Turcatti Numa Turcatti Pesquera (30 October 194711 December 1972) was a Uruguayan law student, known for being one of the victims of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 plane crash, dying 60 days after the crash. He is portrayed by Enzo Vogrincic in ...

– law student; died in the crash of

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References

External links

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