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Loyola College founded in Madras

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Loyola College in Madras, affiliated to the University of Madras, was established by the French Jesuit Francis Bertram.

In July 1925 the French Jesuit priest Francis Bertram, together with fellow European Jesuits, established Loyola College. The Society of Jesus managed it, and it was affiliated to the University of Madras. Over time it became one of the city's most prominent colleges. Autonomous status came later.

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