Belen Jesuit Preparatory School | |
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Location | |
500 Southwest 127th Avenue, Miami , , 33184 United States | |
Coordinates | 25°45′46″N 80°24′06″W / 25.76278°N 80.40167°W |
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Former name | Colegio de Belén (1854) |
Type | Private, Roman Catholic Non-profit College preparatory All-boys Secondary (grades 6–12) education institution |
Motto | Latin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam English: For The Greater Glory of God |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Established | 1854 |
Founder | Queen Isabella II of Spain |
President | Guillermo García-Tuñon |
Dean | Andres De Angulo |
Principal | José E. Roca |
Enrollment | 1,373 enrollment as of 2020 |
Campus | Urban 33 acres (130,000 m2) |
Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
Athletics | Varsity team name Belen Wolverines |
Mascot | Waldo the Wolverine |
Nickname | Wolverines |
Website | belenjesuit.org |
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is a private, Catholic, all-male, preparatory school run by the Antilles Province of the Society of Jesus in Tamiami,[1][2] unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, operated by the Society of Jesus. It was established in Havana, Cuba by the Jesuits in 1854 but moved to the United States after the communist government of Fidel Castro, himself an alumnus, took power and expelled the Jesuits.[3] It has since made the Cardinal Newman Society's honor roll.[4] The name Belen is Spanish for "Bethlehem."[5]
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184- The address states "Miami, FL" but it is actually in the unincorporated Tamiami CDP.