Kaunas Jesuit High School
| Kaunas Jesuit High School | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1649 |
| place | Kaunas |
| district | Kaunas |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 53 '45 " N , 23 ° 53' 10" E |
| Website | www.kjg.lt (Lithuanian) |
The Kaunas Jesuit High School ( Lithuanian Kauno jėzuitų gimnazija ) based in Kaunas is a Jesuit- run higher education institution for boys and girls.
history
The Jesuit high school in Kaunas was founded by Jesuits in 1649. In the following centuries it was repeatedly closed in connection with politico-national or ideological measures of repression directed against Lithuanian identity or Christian faith. The last reopening of the Kaunas Jesuit High School took place in 1991.
The Jesuit high school Kaunas sees itself in the Jesuit educational tradition . Architecturally, it forms the southern end of the historic town hall square in the old town of Kaunas, together with the directly adjacent Jesuit church .
student
- Rugilė Andziukevičiūtė-Buzė (* 1984), economic politician , Vice Minister since 2017
- Giedrius Donatas Ašmys (* 1946), politician, mayor of Kaunas (2002-2003)
- Vladas Michelevičius (1924–2008), auxiliary bishop in Kaunas and Vilkaviškis
- Vincentas Sladkevičius (1920–2000), cardinal, archbishop of Kaunas
- Vitalija Vonžutaitė (* 1980), politician, member of the Seimas
- Pranas Juozas Žilinskas (* 1942), physicist, professor