École Massillon
| École Massillon | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
2 bis quai des Célestins, Paris | |
| Coordinates | 48°51′07″N 2°21′44″E / 48.85184°N 2.362263°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school under contract of association with the State |
| Motto | "L’école n’est pas seulement un lieu de transmission du savoir, elle est aussi un lieu de communication des consciences". ("The school is not only a place of transmission of knowledge, it is also a place of communication of consciousness") |
| Established | 10 October 1877 |
| Principal | L. Genou (2005-2012) T. Michon (2012-) |
| Website | www |
The école Massillon is a private educational establishment under contract with the state with 1380 students (in 2015). The establishment is under the control of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. It is located in the hôtel Fieubet and the Gratry Building, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.
The establishment bears the name of Jean-Baptiste Massillon (1663-1742), a celebrated orator who gave the funeral oration for Louis XIV. There is also a rue Massillon in the same arrondissement, located on the île de la Cité.