Description
As can be seen, the name of the Convent-School can be misleading: del Carmen or San Basilio? The reason is given because, although the convent was called Nuestra Señora del Carmen, the popular name could be San Basilio because he was the patron saint of the College:“Note that from the day it was founded, this school was named San Basilio as Patron and Nuestra Señora del Carmen as its owner, and yet many are named San Basilio for not distinguishing between Patron and Owner.” «Estudios Joselinos» 46, 1992, pp. 15-25, taken from GABRIEL BELTRÁN O.C.D.. Testament of Fray Gregorio de San Angelo, in «San Juan de la Cruz» n» 12, 1993, pp. 279-291. In the Nuestra Señora del Carmen convent in Baeza, San Juan de la Cruz founded the first College of the Barefoot order, which intended to be established in towns with training centers (remember that Baeza was a university headquarters) so that better-prepared vocations could emerge. The mystical poet remained in this city of Jaén until 1582 as rector of the Colegio Mayor, a position that demonstrates the public recognition of his high intellectual level, although he personally refused to teach at the university. Unfortunately, the original building was eliminated in the sixties of the 20th century to construct the new building currently occupied by the city's School of Arts and Crafts, and there is no vestige of such an important place. Just a statue dedicated to the Saint in the entrance garden to the School of Arts and Crafts.
