St. Aloysius College Institutions Guest

The St. Aloysius College Institutions is managed by the Mangalore Jesuit Education Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and admits students without discriminating against any religion, caste or creed.

With over 11,000 students, boys and girls, from primary to post graduate classes, the campus is known for its salubrious atmosphere, community culture, excellence in teaching, high degree of discipline, deep mutual respect, abiding spirit of tolerance, strong appreciation for all cultures, deep reverence for all religions, intense attachment to ethical values, state of the art facilities, multiplicity of avenues for all round growth of the individual and efficient as well as enlightened administration, drawing appreciative accolades from the University as well as governmental bodies.

The College seeks to establish an environment in which those of diverse cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs can participate in the community in a spirit of co-operation and mutual respect.

Aloysius Gonzaga (Luigi Gonzaga, 1568-1591) was born into a princely Italian family who gave up his right to the title of Marquis of Castiglione and the privileges that came with it for a life of service to the poor and suffering. When he was as young as seven years old, St. Aloysius was attracted to prayer and in 1583 he had an experience through prayer that convinced him that he should lead a life dedicated to prayer and service of the suffering. He gave up his inheritence in favour of his brother and joined the Jesuit Order.

In the year 1591 when plague and famine struck Rome, he begged for alms and physically involved himself to care for the afflicted. In the process he contacted the plague and died soon after, when he was just 23 years old.

His integrity of life, his inner strength, his noble ideals, his self discipline, his immense compassion and his tremendous concern for the poor are held up for emulation by our students.