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Historic milestone as Loreto celebrates 175 years in Gibraltar Photo by Johnny Bugeja 16th December 2020 175 years ago today, Gibraltar saw the arrival of the first Loreto Nuns in December 1845 to help in the education of ordinary people. And 160 years later in 2006, the Loreto Sisters would become the first group of women in 300 years to be granted the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar in recognition... Continue Reading Subscribe to get unlimited accessSubscribe Now Most Read Local News About Us The Gibraltar Chronicle is a daily newspaper published in Gibraltar since 1801. It is one of the world's oldest English language newspapers to have been in print continuously. Our print edition and e-paper is published daily except Sundays.
The legacy of the Loreto nuns 15th December 2020 This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Loreto Convent and to mark the event local historian Richard Garcia has detailed its history. By Richard Garcia The Loreto Nuns, from their arrival in Gibraltar on 16 December 1845, had a major impact on education in Gibraltar and have left a rich legacy in this field. When the nuns set up their first schools, in January 1846, less than a month after their arrival, they immediately attracted a large number of pupils. There were two Loreto schools: one, in a large room at 50 Governor’s Street was for children whose parents could not afford to pay for education, and the other, at Don Place in Governor’s Lane, was for fee-paying children. Boys and girls up to age 7 were taught by the nuns, and only the older girls were taught by them. The fee-paying school soon had to move to new premises in the southern section of Main Street because it outgrew the original schoolroom. At the same time, over 200 pupils were on the roll of the Governor’s Street school. There were also issues with the use of this building as a school, as the wealthy Bonell family decided to build a large new house at 50 Governor’s Street in 1847. It is the house that stands there today.