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6 AUGUST 10-23, 2019 | DENVER CATHOLIC N early half a millennium ago, thousands of Catholics heeded Pope Pius V's call to pray the Rosary requesting Our Lady's interces- sion for the deliverance of Europe from Turkish invasion. In a miraculous triumph, at what came to be known as the "Battle of Lepanto," the outnumbered Christian "Holy League" overcame the Turkish forces, winning Our Lady of the Rosary a new advocation: Our Lady of Victory. Today, Denver's new and fi rst Catho- lic classical high school has chosen Our Lady of Victory as its patroness, with the mission of developing the whole person and forming students who are holy, well-educated and prepared to engage the present culture and con- tribute to society. Our Lady of Victory High School is part of the Chesterton Schools Net- work, which encourages parent-led Catholic schools across the nation, inspired by the life and work of G.K. Chesterton, who wrote a poem about the victory at Lepanto. Although the school is not an archdi- ocesan high school, it has been oœ cially recognized by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila as a Catholic school. This fall's inaugural 9th grade class will launch at the St. Louis Parish School building in Denver with nearly 20 students. "Chesterton's model of joyful Cathol- icism draws upon the classical tradition but is very evangelical: It engages the culture with a joyful approach to being Catholic… rather than a reactionary one," said Dr. R. Jared Staudt, President of the school, Director of Formation at the Archdiocese of Denver and Visiting Associate Professor at the Augustine Institute. "We want to form saints to go out and do great things for the Lord within our culture." The classical education approach highlights the trivium (logic, gram- mar and rhetoric) and the quadriv- ium (arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy). "We emphasize Socratic dialogue as well as the trivium: how to read texts carefully and understand them through grammar, how to think about them in a coherent manner through logic, and then how to express yourself well in writing and speech through rhetoric; Around the Archdiocese Independent Living Assisted Living 2835 West 32nd Avenue | Denver, Colorado | 720.909.3814 homeishere.org The Gardens at St. Elizabeth From a new 14th oor pub and patio to renovated apartments to penthouses with spectacular views – join us for a sneak peak and a special preview of our new model units. Come see the beautifully remodeled apartments on our 10th oor at our Open House Events! Friday, August 16 • 10am - 1pm Saturday, August 17 • 11am - 2pm Call for reservations at 720.909.3814. *Restrictions apply. Hurry! Limited availability. It's all here, and getting even better. Grand re-opening special! Save up to $3,000.* BY VLADIMIR MAURICIO-PEREZ vladimir.mauricio-perez@archden.org Denver's fi rst Catholic classical high school opens under patronage of Our Lady of Victory PHOTO PROVIDED