History
| Leo Haid's coat of arms, a lion with ten stars above (symbolizing the ten priests that first arrived), is still used to this day at Benedictine. |
The Benedictine monks landed at Priests' Landing near Modena Island, led by Bishop Leo Hyde, off the coast of Savannah in 1874. The monks were mostly of German descent, and shortly began missionary work amongst newly freed slaves. Later, under the control of Belmont Abbey of North Carolina, the Benedictines established an abbey at 31st and Habersham Streets. Recognizing the need for a Catholic boys' school in Savannah, they established Benedictine College in 1902. In 1906, the groundbreaking ceremony was performed on the ground that would become the school's campus on Bull Street. In 1920, the school changed their name to Benedictine School because of the confusion that Benedictine was a college. However, the nickname "BC" stuck regardless. In 1963, the school moved to its current campus located on Seawright Drive on the southside of Savannah.
Shortly after moving to the new location, the Benedictines of Belmont Abbey turned the school over to Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Along with this change came the removal of the four year mandatory military program, with reduction to two years mandatory.
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