Free Institution of Sacred Heart
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The Institution Libre du Sacré-Cœur is the oldest and most prestigious school of Tourcoing
, next to Lille
in the North of France
. Its current name is the Collège de Tourcoing (Tourcoing School).
(a Catholic congregation), with permission from Philip IV, King of Spain
, the Lord of Tourcoing
, and the bishop of Tournai. It was a free grammar school
.
During the French Revolution, the establishment was closed from 1790 to 1802. The First Consul, Napoléon Bonaparte, allowed the Fathers Récollets to come back to Tourcoing.
Tourcoing School, managed by headmaster-priest
Albert Lecomte, erected new buildings in Gothic revival architecture in 1853 and 1885. Since December 1853, the School has been at 111, rue de Lille. The Institution and classrooms are still there.
After several arguments between the headmaster, bishop Henri Leblanc and the city of Tourcoing, about nominations for teachers' jobs, the School ceased to be finance by the City, become an independent school
and was renamed "Free Institution of Sacred Heart" the 2 October 1882.
During World War I
, German soldiers arrested the headmaster, the priest Achille Leleu, because he protected his studients against the requisitions.
The religious staff left the etablishment in 1982. The Free Institution of Sacred Heart is still considered one of the best schools in Lille
's vicinity.
Tourcoing
Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:...
, next to Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
in the North of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Its current name is the Collège de Tourcoing (Tourcoing School).
History
This Institution was created in 1666 by the RécolletsRecollets
The Récollets were a French branch of the Roman Catholic order, the Franciscans , which developed out of a reform movement that began in the 15th century in Spain and established itself in France in Tulle in 1585, at Nevers in 1592, at Limoges in 1596 and in Paris in 1603...
(a Catholic congregation), with permission from Philip IV, King of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
, the Lord of Tourcoing
Tourcoing
Tourcoing is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Nord.Tourcoing is situated near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border.-Main sights:...
, and the bishop of Tournai. It was a free grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
.
During the French Revolution, the establishment was closed from 1790 to 1802. The First Consul, Napoléon Bonaparte, allowed the Fathers Récollets to come back to Tourcoing.
Tourcoing School, managed by headmaster-priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
Albert Lecomte, erected new buildings in Gothic revival architecture in 1853 and 1885. Since December 1853, the School has been at 111, rue de Lille. The Institution and classrooms are still there.
After several arguments between the headmaster, bishop Henri Leblanc and the city of Tourcoing, about nominations for teachers' jobs, the School ceased to be finance by the City, become an independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
and was renamed "Free Institution of Sacred Heart" the 2 October 1882.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, German soldiers arrested the headmaster, the priest Achille Leleu, because he protected his studients against the requisitions.
The religious staff left the etablishment in 1982. The Free Institution of Sacred Heart is still considered one of the best schools in Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
's vicinity.