Bust of Anthony Maraschi, S. J. , adorned with USF's colors

The Reverend Anthony Maraschi, S. J. (1820 - 1897) was an Italian-born priest of the Society of Jesus. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order He was a founder of the University of San Francisco and Saint Ignatius College Preparatory as well as the first pastor of Saint Ignatius Church in San Francisco, California. University of San Francisco ( USF) is a private Jesuit Roman Catholic University in San Francisco California. This article is about the high school in San Francisco California. A pastor is an official person within a Protestant group of people and related to the positions of Priest or Bishop within the Anglican, Roman Catholic Saint Ignatius Church is a church on the campus of the University of San Francisco in San Francisco California. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city

Born in Piedmont, Italy in 1820, Maraschi entered the Society of Jesus in Chieti. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Chieti is a city in central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. He began his scholastic career in Nice, France and was ordained a priest there in 1849. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maraschi left for the United States soon thereafter, and he completed a theology degree at Georgetown University before becoming a member of its faculty. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D Maraschi was also assigned to teach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. The College of the Holy Cross is a prestigious exclusively undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester Massachusetts, Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Loyola College in Maryland is a private Coeducational University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with the

In 1854, Maraschi left for San Francisco. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Upon arrival, he served as an assistant pastor for both St. Francis of Assisi and St. Patrick's churches while planning the establishment of a Jesuit church and school in the City. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. Saint Patrick (Patricius Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Roman Britain -born Christian Missionary and is the Patron saint With the approval of Archbishop Joseph Alemany and the assistance of fellow Jesuits Michael Accolti, S. Josep Sadoc Alemañy i Concill OP ( 3 July 1814 - 14 April 1888) was a Spanish Catalan American Roman Catholic J. and Joseph Bixio, S. J. , Saint Ignatius Church and College were established in 1855. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year

Saint Ignatius College was recognized by the Society of Jesus in 1859 and chartered by the State of California that same year. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. During the early years, Father Maraschi not only served as the church's pastor but also the college's president and treasurer, as well as an instructor in Latin, Greek and Spanish. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly While he turned over the college's presidency to Nicholas Congiato, S. The Reverend Nicholas Congiato SJ, (14 September 1816 - 10 May 1897 was born in Cagliari, Sardinia and entered the Society of Jesus, an order of the J. in 1862, Father Maraschi continued to supervise its financial affairs. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday He also continued to serve as Saint Ignatius Church's parish priest until a dispute with Archbishop Alemany in 1863 resulted in the church's parish status being rescinded. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Much later on, Saint Ignatius College would split into Saint Ignatius College and Saint Ignatius High School, with the former becoming the University of San Francisco and the latter becoming Saint Ignatius College Preparatory.

Anthony Maraschi died in San Francisco in 1897 and was buried in Mission Santa Clara's cemetery. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 and named for Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order of the Poor Clares.