Colégio de São Bento

For the homonymous school in São Paulo, see Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo).
Colégio de São Bento
Colégio de São Bento do Rio de Janeiro
O Melhor Colégio do Brasil
Location
Rua Dom Gerardo, 68

Rio de Janeiro
,
Rio de Janeiro

Brazil
Coordinates22°53′52″S 43°10′47″W / 22.89774°S 43.179711°W / -22.89774; -43.179711
Information
TypePrivate All-male
MottoOra et Labora
(Pray and Labor)
EstablishedFebruary 9, 1858 (1858-02-09)
FounderAbade Frei Luís da Conceição Saraiva OSB
School districtCentro (city centre)
RectorDom Miguel Da Silva Vieira OSB (2010 - now)
Grades1-12
Colour(s)Red, Blue and Yellow
MascotLion
National ranking1st
ENEM average761.7 (2011) - Highest Score in the Country
Newspaperhttp://www.csbrj.org.br/jornal/
ReligionRoman Catholic

Colégio de São Bento is a Benedictine school for boys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a history that dates back more than 150 years. It was founded in 1858 on the hills overlooking Rio de Janeiro's harbor and the Guanabara Bay, by the adjacent Benedictine monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro de São Bento). Although the school is still run by the monastery, students who attend it may come from any denomination or religion.

All students follow a broad course of study, which includes Theology, Music, Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Classical Culture, Brazilian and Portuguese Literature, Geography, History, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English languages, Philosophy, Sociology, as well the History of Music, Architecture and Fine Arts, among other subjects.

The school has been consistently rated the best Brazilian high school by ENEM (National High School Assessment Test), showing the highest ranking of college admissions in the country. Its graduates, who refer to themselves as Benedictines include Brazilian leaders from government and business, renowned doctors, educators, poets, musicians and writers.

National High School Exam

In the years 2005, 2007, and 2010, it ranked first nationally in the National High School Exam (ENEM), and in the years 2009 and 2011, it held first place at the state level. In 2012, the school achieved 1st place in writing and 4th in objective questions nationwide, once again ranking 1st in the state. These strong results have earned the institution the reputation of being the best school in Brazil. In 2014, the school once again reached first place in the national ranking. [1][2][3][4]

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms of the Abbey

The coat of arms of the Colégio de São Bento in Rio de Janeiro is derived from the Abbey's coat of arms. It features two main elements: the serrated mountain, which alludes to the Catalan sanctuary of Montserrat, where the Most Holy Virgin Mother of God is venerated; and the lion with the crosier, symbolizing the virtues of courage, bravery, and magnanimity, which were associated in the Middle Ages with the Order of Saint Benedict. The crosier also refers to abbatial authority, with its pastoral office.[5]

Honors and Awards

Order of Judicial Merit of the Federal District and the Territories (OMJDFT)

On March 29, 2010, the Colégio de São Bento was awarded the Insignia of the Order of Judicial Merit of the Federal District and the Territories — the highest honorary distinction granted by the Court of Justice of the Federal District and the Territories — in recognition of its outstanding services to legal culture in general, as well as to the Judiciary of the Federal District and the Territories. It was the first educational institution to receive such an award.

Rectors (until 1903, Directors)

The monastery's internal courtyard, where most of the rectors where buried
Statue of Saint Benedict at the entry of the Abbey
  • Abbot Friar Luís da Conceição Saraiva (founder), 1858 - 1860
  • President Friar Antônio de Santa Águeda Carneiro, 1860
  • Abbot Friar Saturnino de Santa Clara Antunes de Abreu, 1860 - 1863
  • Abbot Friar José da Purificação Franco, 1863 - 1872
  • Abbot Friar Manoel de São Caetano Pinto, 1872 - 1881
  • Abbot Friar José da Purificação Franco, 1881 - 1884
  • Abbot Friar Manoel de Santa Catarina Furtado, 1884 - 1893
  • Abbot Friar João das Mercês Ramos, 1893 - 1903
  • Dom Marcos Stoker, 1903
  • Dom Pio Alpen, 1904 - 1905
  • Dom Amaro van Emelen, 1905 - 1906
  • Dom Ambrósio Winckier, 1907 - 1908
  • Abbot Coadjutor Dom João Crisóstomo De Saegher, 1908
  • Dom Amaro van Emelen, 1909 - 1910
  • Dom Ildefonso Deigendesch, 1910
  • Dom João Evangelista Barbosa, 1911 - 1913
  • Dom Ildefonso Deigendesch, 1914 - 1915
  • Abbot Dom Pedro Eggerath, 1915 - 1916
  • Dom Leandro Marques de Souza, 1917 - 1918
  • Dom Meinrado Mattmann, 1918 - 1936
  • Abbot Dom Tomás Keller, 1936
  • Dom Vicente de Oliveira, 1936 - 1937
  • Dom Bonifácio Plum, 1937 - 1941
  • Dom Hildebrando Petrola Martins, 1942 - 1946
  • Dom Basílio Penido, 1947 - 1954
  • Dom Lourenço de Almeida Prado, 1955 - 2001
  • Dom Matias Fonseca de Medeiros, 2001 - 2003
  • Dom Tadeu de Albuquerque Lopes, 2003 - 2010
  • Dom Miguel da Silva Vieira, 2010 - 2014
  • Abbot Dom Felipe da Silva, 2014 - Present

Notable alumni

Benjamin Constant, the Father of the Republic
Heitor Villa-Lobos, maestro and musician, featured on the 500 Cruzados banknote
Pixinguinha, brazilian musician
Heleno de Freitas, football player and Botafogo idol

References

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Sources

Frazão, A., Nougué, C. St. Benedict’s School of Rio de Janeiro: 150 years of history, 1858–2008. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Letra Capital Publishing; 2008.

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