Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Dalubhasaan ng San Juan de Letran (Filipino) | |
| Latin: Ecclesiasticus Sancti Iohannis Lateranus Collegium Manilana | |
Former name | Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran (1620–1630) |
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| Motto | Deus, Patria, Letran (Latin) |
Motto in English | God, Fatherland, Letran |
| Type | Private non-profit Basic and Higher education |
| Established | 1620 |
| Founder | Don Juan Alonso Geronimo Guerrero |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Dominican) |
Academic affiliations | Intramuros Consortium, PAASCU, CEAP |
| Location | 151 Muralla Street Intramuros, Manila , 14°35′36″N 120°58′36″E / 14.5932°N 120.9766°E |
| Alma Mater song | Himno del Colegio de Letran |
| Patron Saint | Saint John the Baptist |
| Colors | Blue & red |
| Nickname | Letran Knights |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA (Philippines |
| Website | letran.edu.ph |
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran is a private Catholic co-educational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the Philippines and the oldest secondary institution in Asia.[1][2]
The school has produced Philippine legislators, poets, members of the clergy, jurists, heroes including the Philippine national hero, José Rizal — and it is also one of Philippine schools that cultivated Catholic saints who lived and studied in its campus.[3]
Letran's patron saint is St. John the Baptist.[4] The campus has two notable statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: former Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and the Vietnamese Roman Catholic Saint, Vicente Liem de la Paz.
Gallery
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Main entrance (ca. 1880)
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Letran from the air
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historical facade of Letran
References
- ↑ A Knight's Tale | The LANCE, archived from the original on 2008-09-06, retrieved 2025-02-20
- ↑ "Letran celebrates 400 years". Manila Standard. March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Letran History | Letran.edu, archived from the original on 2011-06-23, retrieved 2025-02-20
- ↑ The Saints of Colegio de San Juan de Letran | letranbataan.edu.ph, archived from the original on 2018-10-30, retrieved 2025-02-20