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The Church of the Company of Mary (Tudela)

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The Company of Mary in Tudela

The Company of Mary Our Lady is the first religious high school of character educational for women. It was founded in Bordeaux in 1606 by Jeanne de Lestonnac (1556 - 1640), niece of the French humanist Michel de Montaigne.

The project educational of the Company of Mary was the harmonious result of the rich personal experiences of its founder, united to the principles of Montaigne and the method of the Jesuit Ratio Studiorum. The first convent-school opened in Spain was the one in Barcelona (1650), called by the people "La teaching", due to the eminently educational purpose of the institution. It was the first formal school for women in Spain. From then on, the schools of the Company of Mary opened in Spain and Latin America were known as "La teaching".

The house of Tudela was founded by nuns from the convent of Barcelona in 1687 and its promoter was Don Francisco Garcés del Garro, a wealthy father of a family concerned about the lack of educational centers for women. The founders were Eulalia Argila, Mª Gracia Pons, Serafina Galvany and Gertrudis Marimón. Their arrival in the capital of La Ribera took place on November 13, 1687.

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The Company of Mary in Tudela

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