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About. Namesake: Named for the Jesuit priest and cardinal Robert Bellarmine—born Oct. 4, 1542 in Montepulciano, Italy; died Sept. 17, 1621 in Rome; canonized June 29, 1930. History: From 1950 until 1968, Bellarmine operated as an Archdiocesan all men’s college.
Bellarmine University (/ ˈ b ɛ l ər m ɪ n / BEL-ər-min; BU) is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine. [4] In 2000, it became Bellarmine University.
Bellarmine, the second oldest Jesuit high school west of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1851 by John Nobili, S.J., and his companions, as Santa Clara College, a school for secondary and college-age students.
In 1968, Bellarmine merged with Ursuline College, a Catholic college for women established by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1938. It was at the time of merger that the traditional student body became coeducational (the evening division was coeducational already), and Bellarmine became independent with a self-perpetuating governing board.
A Roman Catholic school in the tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Bellarmine is a member of the West Catholic Athletic League, the Jesuit Schools Network, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. As of 2021, Bellarmine led the CIF Central Coast Section with 140 Division 1 titles.
The Bellarmine Impact. Bellarmine is growing rapidly, not only with great new campus amenities and academic programs, but also in regional and national prominence. BU is named after Roberto Bellarmino (1542-1621), the brilliant Jesuit, who was a Cardinal and canonized in 1930.
Bellarmine College Preparatory, a Catholic educational institution operating in the Jesuit tradition of the development of the full person, is a community comprised of students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and friends. (408) 294-9224.
