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St. Ignatius College Prep

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Private college-preparatory school in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch missionary to the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1870Founded1
  • HeadquartersChicago, United States1
  • Websitewww.ignatius.org
  • Legal formNonprofit Corporation1
  • LEI549300MXPGX4342UI9563
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O JOHN J CHANDLER, 60608 Chicago, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Office of the Secretary of State), 002456233

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St Ignatius School Chicago IL
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Saint Ignatius College Prep is a private, coeducational Jesuit college-preparatory school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in Chicago in 1869 by Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J., a Dutch missionary to the United States. Saint Ignatius College Prep is Chicago's flagship Jesuit high school and one of the preeminent Catholic college preparatory schools in the United States.2

The story

Founded by Arnold Damen in 1870.1

Inception

In 1836, the Dutch Jesuit Fr. Arnold Damen, S.J. (March 20, 1815, Leur, Netherlands – January 1, 1890, Omaha, Nebraska), was recruited to work with Native Americans in the Dakotas by Fr. Peter De Smet, S.J. In 1844 he was ordained a priest in Missouri. In 1857, Damen was first assigned to Chicago to start a parish for Irish immigrants on Chicago's near-West Side, then an area of the sprawling prairie. The construction of the Holy Family Church was completed in 1860.

The culmination of Father Arnold J. Damen, S.J.'s work in Chicago, the St. Ignatius campus was opened in 1870 as St. Ignatius College. Loyola University originated from this institution but, since 1922, St. Ignatius has operated solely as a college preparatory school. The Second Empire-style edifice is among the oldest in the city, a rare and distinctive example of institutional designs pre-dating the Chicago Fire of 1871. It was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1987.

From Wikipedia’s article on St. Ignatius College Prep, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

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