St. Gregory’s High School and College

St. Gregory's High School & College is a Catholic school in , Bangladesh. It was founded in 1882, when the city was part of British India, by Gregory De Groote, a Belgian Benedictine priest.
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  • Type: School building
  • Description: high school & college in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Also known as: St Gregory’s School” and “St. Gregory’s High School

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Francis Xavier’s Girls’ High School and Binat Bibi Mosque.

School
St. Francis Xavier's Girls' School & College is a Bengali-medium Catholic secondary school in the area of , Bangladesh. It is operated by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, a Roman Catholic religious order. is situated 120 metres northwest of St. Gregory’s High School and College.

Mosque
Photo: Mak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the earliest surviving mosque in , built in 1454 by Bakht Binat, the daughter of Marhamat. It was built during the rule of the Sultan of Bengal, Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah. is situated 500 metres northeast of St. Gregory’s High School and College.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Thomas Cathedral Church is a cathedral belonging to the Diocese of Dhaka of the Church of Bangladesh, which is a United Protestant denomination that formed as a result of a merger between the Anglican and Presbyterian churches in the region. is situated 330 metres northwest of St. Gregory’s High School and College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bangla Bazar and Shakhari Bazar.

Suburb
is the oldest neighbourhood of , which existed before Mughal Period. Currently, the largest publication and book market of Dhaka is located in the area.

Quarter
Shankhari Bazaar is one of the oldest areas in Bangladesh's , broadly known as Shankhari Potti. It stretches along a narrow lane, lined with richly decorated brick buildings, built during the late Mughal or Colonial period.

is a term used to refer to the historic old city of , the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar, the capital of Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

St. Gregory’s High School and College

Latitude
23.70809° or 23° 42′ 29″ north
Longitude
90.41457° or 90° 24′ 52″ east
Levels
8
Open location code
7MMGPC57+6R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 322308855
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q7593300
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Swedish—“St. Gregory’s High School and College” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: সেন্ট গ্রেগরি স্কুল
  • Bengali: সেন্ট গ্রেগরী হাই স্কুল অ্যান্ড কলেজ
  • Catalan: Escola de Sant Gregori
  • French: lycée St Gregory’s
  • French: Lycée St Gregory’s
  • Spanish: Escuela de San Gregorio
  • Swedish: St Gregory’s School

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Gregory’s High School and College”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.