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Colombia - Education Institutes Flags (S) - Part 14

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  • Part 1 (Sabio Caldas - Salesiano San Juan Bosco)
  • Part 2 (Samper Uribe - San Antonio)
  • Part 3 (San Bartolomé - San Diego)
  • Part 4 (San Felipe - San Isidro)
  • Part 5 (San José)
  • Part 6 (San Juan - San Lorenzo)
  • Part 7 (San Luis - San Martin)
  • Part 8 (San Nicolás- San Pablo)
  • Part 9 (San Patricio - San Rafael)
  • Part 10 (San Sebastian- San Vicente)
  • Part 11 (Santa Ana - Santa Clara)
  • Part 12 (Santa Emilia - Santa Lucia)
  • Part 13 (Santa Maria - Santa Rosa)

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Santa Teresa de Jesús, Colegio

image by Ivan Sache, 04 July 2014

Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesús was established in 1934 in Fontibón (Bogotá) by seven nuns from the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family, Margarita de Jericó, Maria Rosa de Santo Domingo, Emilia de Urrao, Felicidad de Concepción, Trinidad de Yarumal, Cecilia de Yarumal and Catalina Carmona.
The flag of the institute is vertically divided blue-white. Blue is a symbol of science while white is a symbol of virtue.
Source: http://www.colsanter.edu.co/bandera.html
Ivan Sache, 04 July 2014


Santa Teresa Institución Educativa, Arauca

image by Ivan Sache, 4 August 2018

The flag of IE Santa Teresita, located in Arauca (Arauca Department) is horizontally divided yellow-white-blue.

Manual de Convivencia
http://www.santateresita.edu.co/images/documentos/MANUAL-DE-CONVIVENCIA-SANTA--TERESITA-ACTUALIZADO-2016-2.pdf
Ivan Sache, 4 August 2018


Institución Educativa Santa Teresa, Argelia

image by Ivan Sache, 27 July 2010

Institución Educativa Santa Teresa is located in Argelia, Department of Antioquia.
The flag and arms of the institute are painted on a building's wall, as shown on a photography available on the Argelia municipal website. The flag must be (no real flag seen) horizontally divided light blue-red-black. The colours of the flag are taken from the arms (or the reverse). Source: http://www.argelia-antioquia.gov.co/sitio.shtml?apc=m1G12--&x=2202378
Ivan Sache
, 27 July 2010


Santa Teresa de Jesús, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 31 January 2004

"Institución Educativa 'Santa Teresa de Jesús'" was founded in 1909 or 1911 in Armenia, Department of Antioquia, as "Colegio Oficial de Señoritas".
The flag of the institute, as described on the website of the institute, is vertically divided green-yellow-green.
Green represents hope.
Yellow represents the resources and strength of creative thinking.
The two green stripes also represent the natural environment while yellow represents bright mornings, with confidence into a future full of harmony and equity.
Ivan Sache, 31 January 2004


Santa Teresita, Escuela Normal Superior - Lorica

image by Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004

"Escuela Normal Superior Santa Teresita" was founded on 25 February 1940 in Lorica, Department of Córdoba, by nuns of the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, led by sister Angélica.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of the institute, is horizontally divided white-coffee brown. White represents loyalty, purity, clear thinking, peace, innocence and simplicity. Coffee brown is the colour of the Theresian doctrine, with its virtues of value, strength, prudence, gravity, heroic immolation, and generous and constant empowerment.
Ivan Sache, 8 January 2004 and 7 January 2008


Santa Teresita, Escuela Normal Superior - Sabanalarga

image by Ivan Sache, 04 July 2011

"Escuela Normal Superior Santa Teresita" was founded in 1944 in Sabanalarga, Department of Antioquia, by nuns of the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically on the website of the institute, is horizontally divided white-coffee brown. The same flag  is used by other institutes managed by the same congregation (for instance, another "Escuela Normal Superior Santa Teresita", located in Lorica.
Source: http://norsupsate.blogspot.com/2009_03_12_archive.html>
Ivan Sache, 04 July 2011


Santa Teresita, Escuela Normal Superior - Sopetrán

image by Ivan Sache, 26 October 2014

Escuela Normal Superior Santa Teresita was established on 4 April 1939 in Sopetrán (Antioquia Department) by Father Tomás María Zapata. The institute was managed until 1994 by the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (Carmelites).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-coffee brown. White is a symbol of purity, obedience, firmness, vigilance, eloquence, triumph, and innocence. Coffee brown is the colour of the cloak of the Carmelites.
Source: http://normalsopetran.blogspot.fr/2009/02/escuela-normal-superior-santa-teresita.html - Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 26 October 2014


Santa Teresita, Institución Educativa

image by Ivan Sache, 13 December 2020

Institución Educativa Santa Teresita was established on 21 May 1919 in Chinchina (Caldas) by the Sisters of the Providence and the Immaculate Conception, upon request of Mayor Alfonso Mejía Londoño. The school's name was subsequently coined by Mother Magdalena Joseft, who had attended on 17 May 1925 in Rome the canonization of Saint Therese of the
Child Jesus and the Holy Face.

https://www.ie-santateresita.edu.co/
School website

The flag of Institución Educativa Santa Teresita is derived from the school's oval coat of arms.
The blue field represents justice, truth, loyalty, charity and beauty.
The golden yellow cross represents the congregation's nobleness and greatness.
The fleurs-de-lis indicate purity grown in the heart and expressed as noble feelings and obedience to follow educating principles so that people acquire firmness and integrity.
The crown means strength, victory, audacity and highness. It also symbolizes the Kingdom of God, it three florets representing the Holy Trinity.

https://www.ie-santateresita.edu.co/nuestros-simbolos/
School website
Ivan Sache, 13 December 2020


Santa Teresita de las Nieves, Colegio

image by Ivan Sache, 5 November 2010

Colegio Santa Teresita was founded on 7 February 1954 in the borough of Las Nieves, town of Baranquilla, by the nuns of the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.
The flag of the institute is shown on the institute's website as horizontally divided white-coffee brown.
Source: http://www.colsatebarranquilla.com/start/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=49
The given meaning of the flag is exactly the same as for the very same flag used by another Theresian institute, Escuela Normal Superior San Teresita, Lorica.
It is therefore possible that several Theresian institutes, if not all, use the same "generic" flag.
Ivan Sache
, 5 November 2010