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St.
Xavier's
College,
is named
after
St.
Francis
Xavier,
a Jesuit
saint of
the 16th
Century
who
travelled
to
India.
The
College
was
founded
by the
Society
of
Jesus, a
Christian
Religious
Group
started
by
St.
Ignatius
of
Loyola
in
1540.
Since
its
inception,
the
Jesuits
have
toiled
in the
field of
education,
among
other
things,
and were
even
called
'the
school-masters
of
Europe'
at one
time.
They are
inspired
by a
vision
of
humanity
drawn
from the
life,
teachings
and
personality
of Jesus
Christ.
St.
Xavier's
College
is a
Catholic
institution,
which
strives
to form
men and
women,
especially
Christians
and the
marginalised,
to build
a more
just and
humane
world.
The
intellectual
endeavour
it
strives
for,
focuses
on
critical
and
creative
thinking,
with the
aim of
social
transformation.
This
endeavour
is
inspired
by the
Values
of the
Gospel -
from the
New
Testament
of the
Christian
scriptures
- while
it
appreciates
and
promotes
all the
other
religions,
especially
the rich
religious
heritage
of
India.
The
College
makes a
preferential
option
for the
marginalised
and it
seeks to
give an
all-round
formation,
inculcating
both
human
and
spiritual
values.
St.
Xavier's
College
is only
a part
of the
vast
educational
efforts
of the
Jesuits
in India
and
throughout
the
world.
At
present
Jesuits
run
about
100
schools,
24
colleges,
and
innumerable
non-formal
and
adult
education
centres
in
India,
and all
these
form
part of
the
effort
of the
Catholic
Church
to share
in the
vital
task of
education
in our
land.
On
January
30,
1869,
St.
Xavier's
College
was
affiliated
to the
University
of
Bombay.
It is
entrusted
by the
University
with the
task of
preparing
students
for
degrees
in Arts,
Science
and
Commerce.
The
Society
of Jesus
exercises
responsibility
over St.
Xavier's
College
through
a
Governing
Body
whose
Chairman
is the
Provincial
of the
Bombay
Province
of the
Society.
It's
Vice-Chairman
is the
Rector
of the
College,
while
its
Secretary
and
Chief
Executive
is the
Principal.
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