Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań

Saint Mary Magdalene High School
The entrance to Saint Mary's viewed from the side of the Bernardines' Square (2012)
Address
24 Garbary, Old Town

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61-867

Poland
Coordinates52°24′12″N 16°56′19″E / 52.40333°N 16.93861°E / 52.40333; 16.93861
Information
Other namesLatin: Ad sanctam Mariam Magdalenam
Typepublic, selective, secondary, university-preparatory
MottoLatin: Salus Rei Publicae suprema lex
(The welfare of the Republic shall be the supreme law)
Patron saint(s)Mary Magdalene
formerly Thomas Aquinas
Established1573 (1573)
School boardCapital City of Poznań Department of Education
PrincipalJerzy Sokół
Key peopleHipolit Cegielski · Karol Libelt · Karol Marcinkowski
NicknameMarynka
Former pupilsMarynkarze
Websitemarynka.edu.pl

Saint Mary Magdalene High School in Poznań (Polish: Liceum Ogólnokształcące św. Marii Magdaleny; Latin: Ad sanctam Mariam Magdalenam; colloquially simply as Marynka) is one of the oldest and one of the most prestigious and selective high schools in Poland. School is noted for its alumni, its academics, and the large number of graduates attending prestigious universities. Marynka has educated statesmen, scholars and generations of the intelligentsia and has been referred to as "the chief nurse of Poland's elites".