| Rabanus Maurus Gymnasium | |
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 Rabanus Maurus Gymnasium | |
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117er Ehrenhof 2 Mainz , Rhineland-Palatinate , 55118 Germany | |
| Coordinates | 50°0′26.71″N8°15′54.72″E / 50.0074194°N 8.2652000°E Coordinates: 50°0′26.71″N8°15′54.72″E / 50.0074194°N 8.2652000°E |
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| School type | Gymnasium |
| Founded | 1561 |
| Director | Dr. Ingo Schnell |
| Number of pupils | ~1200 (January 2019) |
| Website | www |
The Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium is a classical gymnasium school in the Neustadt district of Mainz.
The Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium is a classical school. The first foreign language taught is Latin and the second is English. Later, three foreign languages (including ancient languages) are required.
The school was founded as a Jesuit school in Mainz on 9 December 1561 and was originally called the Kurfürstliches Kolleg der Gesellschaft Jesu (Prince-Electoral College of the Society of Jesus). [1] Between 1618 and 1782 the school was co-located with the university in the Domus Universitatis. [1] In 1773/1774, under the aegis of Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim, the school was reformed in line with the ideals of the Age of Enlightenment and was given the name Kurfürstlich Mainzisches Emmerizianisches Gymnasium (Prince-Electoral Mayencian Emmerichian Gymnasium). [1] In the following 200 years, the school changed its name and location several times. [1] In 1859 Heinrich Bone was made director of the school, at the behest of the Bishop of Mainz, Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler. In the course of the Kulturkampf , he was prematurely removed from office.
In 1945, the school building was destroyed by fire. [1] In the following years, classes were held in what is now the Willigis Gymnasium . [1] The director was August Mayer (1945–1958). [1] The school moved back to the rebuilt school in the Kaiserstraße on 14 June 1953, and was renamed Rabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium, afterRabanus Maurus. [1]
Year of graduation in parentheses
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