Kreuzschule

Kreuzschule
Schola crucis
Kreuzschule, main building, 2011
Location
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Germany
Information
School typeGymnasium
Motto"schola crucis, schola lucis"
(School of the Cross, School of Light)
Religious affiliation(s)Kreuzkirche
DenominationProtestant since 1539
Established6 April 1300 (1300-04-06)
Number of students850; 145 singers of the Dresdner Kreuzchor (2009)
Websitewww.kreuzschule.de
Kreuzschule, neogothic building of 1866, destroyed in 1945

The Kreuzschule (German for "School of the Cross") in Dresden (also known by its Latin name, schola crucis) is the oldest surviving school in Dresden and one of the oldest in Germany. As early as 1300, a schoolmaster (Cunradus puerorum rector) was mentioned. It was founded as a grammar school for the singers of the capella sanctae crucis (Latin for "Chapel of the Holy Cross"), now the Dresdner Kreuzchor. The school is now a Protestant Gymnasium, officially called the Evangelisches Kreuzgymnasium.


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