Maristes Valldemia

Maristes Valldemia
Maristes Valldemia school main building
Location
Map
161, La Riera St.

Mataró
,
Province of Barcelona - Catalonia

Spain
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Marist Brothers, Christianity
DenominationCatholicism
Founded1855 (1855)
Faculty90
Age3 to 18
Number of students1200 (2007)
LanguageCatalan, Spanish, English, French
CampusCol·legi Valldemia (Mataró)
Websitewww.maristesvalldemia.com
Ermengol Coll de Valldemia, the founder.

The Maristes Valldemia[1] school (aka: Col·legi Maristes Valldemia, Col·legi Valldemia or Valldemia), is located in Mataró, Province of Barcelona - Catalonia (Spain). It is a catholic school run by Marist Brothers, and dedicated to Our Lady the Virgin of the Candle. The ownership is held by Fundació Champagnat, Fundació Privada.[2]

The school was founded in 1855 by three Piarists related persons: the priest Hermenegild Coll i Valldemia, Pelegrí Ferrer and Ramon Cuspinera. Its first naming was «Colegio de Cataluña», and was located at the land of the masia (traditional Catalan manor) of Can Miralpeix. The school had the objective to provide a modern and Christian education. Beyond 1858 was known as «Col·legi de Valldemia» (in Catalan) or «Colegio de Valldemia» (in Spanish).[3] In 1888 was given to the Marist Brothers to run it, till nowadays. [4] [5] [6] [7] From 2012 the official name is "Maristes Valldemia".[1]

The main building was designed by the architect Jeroni Boada,[7] and posteriorly improved in 1911 by Josep Goday i Casals (who used to be an alumn of the school, and founder member of the Alumni Association).[8] The building is catalogued as a Bé Cultural d'Interès Local (Catalan: Local Cultural Heritage) at the Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya (Catalan: Inventory of Architectural Heritage of Catalonia) as IPA-8680.[9]

The school received its first international recognition at the Paris Exposition in 1900, a gold medal in recognition of quality education. During the convulsive years that marked the Spanish Civil War, Valldemia was converted into a hospital and blood bank.[4]

Today, the school has 1200 students from ages 3 to 18, who are taught by a staff of 90 teachers.[10]

  1. ^ a b Generalitat de Catalunya (2012-06-13). "Resolució ENS/1115/2012, de 24 de maig, per la qual s'autoritza la modiicació de la denominació especíica del centre educatiu privat Valldemia, de Mataró" (PDF). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) (6148). Generalitat de Catalunya: 30669. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 2012-07-21.[permanent dead link‍] Official naming of the school
  2. ^ Generalitat de Catalunya (2012). "Resolució ENS/3000/2011, de 14 de desembre, per la qual s'autoritza el canvi de titular del centre educatiu privat Valldemia, de Mataró" (PDF). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) (6037). Generalitat de Catalunya: 308. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 2012-07-21.[permanent dead link‍] Official ownership of the school
  3. ^ It is named in both languages in different bibliography, according to the bilingual "statu quo" in different historic moments in Catalonia
  4. ^ a b Cusachs i Corredor, Manuel (2006). "Col·legi de Valldemia 1855–1888: Dels inicis al seu traspàs als Germans Maristes". Fulls del Museu Arxiu de Santa Maria (in Catalan). 85 (1): 32–47. ISSN 0212-9248.
  5. ^ Llovet, Joaquim (2000). Mataró: dels origens de la vila a la ciutat contemporània (in Catalan). Barcelona: Caixa d’Estalvis Laietana. ISBN 84-923896-2-1.
  6. ^ Llamas i Mantero, Antoni. "En record del 150è aniversari del Col·legi Valldemia". Sessió d'Estudis Mataronins [en línia], 2006, Núm. 23, p. 139-150. (in Catalan). Museu Arxiu de Santa Maria (Mataró) - Institut Ramon Muntaner. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b Gurrera i Lluch, Montserrat. "El primer projecte educatiu del Col·legi Valldemia". Sessió d'Estudis Mataronins [en línia], 2006, Núm. 23, p. 151-168. (in Catalan). Museu Arxiu de Santa Maria (Mataró) - Institut Ramon Muntaner. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  8. ^ Reixach i Puig, Ramon. "Cent anys de noucentisme. Josep Goday i Casals" (PDF). Capgros.com (in Catalan). Capgròs Comunicació S.L. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Escola Germans Maristes - Col·legi Valldemia (IPA-8680)". Cercador Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  10. ^ Parrell, Claudi. "Escola Maristes Valldemia Mataró" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2007-05-27.