Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań

Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań (Polish: Liceum Ogólnokształcące św. Marii Magdaleny; Latin: Ad sanctam Mariam Magdalenam; colloquially simply as Marynka) is one of the oldest and one of the most prestigious and selective high schools in Poland. School is noted for its alumni, its academics, and the large number of graduates attending prestigious universities.[1] Marynka has educated statesmen, scholars and generations of the intelligentsia and has been referred to as "the chief nurse of Poland's elites".[2][3]

Saint Mary Magdalene High School
The entrance to Saint Mary's viewed from the side of the Bernardines' Square (2012)
Address
24 Garbary, Old Town

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61-867

Coordinates52°24′12″N 16°56′19″E
Information
Other namesLatin: Ad sanctam Mariam Magdalenam
TypePublic, university-preparatory school
MottoLatin: Salus Rei Publicae suprema lex
(The welfare of the Republic shall be the supreme law)
Patron saint(s)Mary Magdalene
formerly Thomas Aquinas
Established1573 (1573)
School boardCapital City of Poznań Department of Education
PrincipalJerzy Sokół
Key peopleHipolit Cegielski · Karol Libelt · Karol Marcinkowski
NicknameMarynka
Former pupilsMarynkarze
Websitemarynka.edu.pl

History and reputation

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi next to the school, part of the Order of Friars Minor Abbey in Poznań (2014)

The school was founded in 1303. In 1939, in recognition of its importance and to thank the school for educating many generations of best scientists, artists and politicians in its 600 years of history, the school was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the last free Poland's President Ignacy Mościcki.[4][5]

The schools central administrative building (built in 1853) is located on the East side of Bernardines' Square at the Southern end of the Garbary street.

Notable alumni

Gymnasium's diploma (1846)

Among its alumni the school counts writers (Jan Kasprowicz, Józef Kościelski) Enigma codebreaker Henryk Zygalski, clergy (Primate of Poland Leon Przyłuski, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Father Marian Żelazek), six rectors of research universities (including Kazimierz Morawski, rector of Jagiellonian University and candidate for the office of President of Poland in 1922), renowned legal scholars (Prof. Michał Sczaniecki, Prof. Witalis Ludwiczak), physicians (Prof. Wiktor Dega, Dr. Karol Marcinkowski) and politicians.[6][7]

Szkoła Wydziałowa

  • Leon Michał Przyłuski (1789-1865), Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland in the years 1845–1865, who was active in the Polish independence movement of the late 1800s.
  • Ignacy Prądzyński (1792–1850), military commander and a general of the Polish Army. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he was one of the most successful Polish commanders of the November Uprising against Russia.
  • Sir Paweł Strzelecki KCB CMG FRGS MRS (1797–1873), explorer and geologist who in 1845 also became a British subject.
  • Karol Marcinkowski (1800–1846), physician, social activist in the Grand Duchy of Poznań.

St. Mary Magdalene Gymnasium

References

  1. Poszwiński, Adam; Franciszek, Forecki; Śmigielski, Henryk (1939). Jednodniówka z okazji zjazdu b. uczniów Gimnazjum św. Marji Magdaleny. Komitet Uczczenia b. Uczniów Gimnazjum im. Marii Magdaleny Poznań.
  2. "Wyborcza.pl". poznan.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. "Wyborcza.pl". poznan.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. Admin. "Z przeszłości". www.marynka.edu.pl. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  5. (1873-1945)(red.), Ruciński Kazimierz; (red.), Zaleski Zygmunt; (red.), Kaczmarek Kazimierz (1923-02-23). Kronika Miasta Poznania: miesięcznik poświęcony sprawom kulturalnym stoł. m. Poznania: organ Towarzystwa Miłośników Miasta Poznania 1923.02.23 R.1 Nr2. Magistrat Stoł. M. Poznania.
  6. Admin. "Słynni Marynkarze". www.marynka.edu.pl. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  7. Z dziejów Gimnazjum i Liceum św. Marii Magdaleny w Poznaniu, „Nasza Wielkopolska” nr 3/2000, pp. 4–5.
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