Sankt Petri Schule
school in Copenhagen from 1585, building built in 1899
Sankt Petri Schule (Danish: Sankt Petri Skole) is a German international private school in Copenhagen. The school, one of the oldest in Denmark dating its origins back to 1575, is located opposite St. Peter's Church, the Lutheran parish church of the German-speaking community in Copenhagen. Sankt Petri Schule is a member of the German Schools Abroad Network DAS.
History
The school was founded by Theophilus Neovinus in 1575. For the first two centuries of its existence, the school was a charity school. A Sankt Petri Girls' School was founded by Balthasar Münter (father of the salonist Friederike Brun) in the second half of the 18th century.
A new building for the school was inaugurated at Larslejsstræde 5 in 1899. The complex also comprised a new home for Skt. Petri kirkes, Thymes og P.s plejestiftelse, a home for elderly indigent, German expatriates. It had been established in the beginning of the 19th century through a merger of three independent institutions: Thymes Stiftelse ('Thyme's Foundation'), founded by Winand Thyme in 1775; Pelts Stiftelse ('Pelt's Foundation'), founded by Abraham Pelt in 1779; and a third one operated by the church.
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