The need to "open doors to the land" was Juan de Garay founded the city of Santa Fe in 1573. This poor village by the river came the Jesuits to raise, since 1610, their church and school near the main square. They taught the basic and higher education Amid hardships and limitations will doubt the survival of the sub community.

On the morning of May 9, 1636, in the Jesuit church, an extraordinary event shocked everyone and enrolled in the memory of the Santa Fe. A canvas painted with the image of the Virgin Inmaculada which water began to pour sweat inexhaustible miracle. The priests realized the prodigy and amid the cries of the people who attended were dried cottons and linen, which were treasured as relics.
He labored minutes before the civil and ecclesiastical, the phenomenon was described as a "Miracle", renovated between those who witnessed the cure of disease to be applied on wet cottons mourners that day.


Threatened by floods and Aborigines, the city moved south to its present location, so the new church and school were built east of the main square. With the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767, closed the school and the temple is charged to parents Mercy. After the difficult years of the emacipación and struggles for national organization, the leaders requested the presence of parents in Santa Fe jeuitas
On November 9, 1862 the College was reopened "under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady", beginning a period of expansion and RECOGNITION:

The school was hatched within which institutions transcendent, then Emancipated from 1869 in their classrooms are set in motion the Higher Education Law, base of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral , Since 1875, operates the Theological Seminary of the Coast, directed by the Jesuits, which then depends on the diocese. The difficult years of the national debate between secular and Catholic teaching led to a partial closure in the late nineteenth century, but do not prevent the school from entering the twentieth century renewing its growth.

In the late 40's major works were opened at the Athenaeum of the Immaculate, modern swimming covered and multiple spaces for sports, projecting extension through system partners. Something similar happens with the high school auditorium, which opened in 1956 as "Cinema Garay".

From the 60 major changes in society and in education lead to the necessary adaptation of structures: the internship is deleted, incorporating the lay men and women in teaching positions, administrators and managers, following the steps in the renewal of Vatican II, is added as a pioneer in computing curricula, teaching practices are renewed and subjects.

Finally there is a large step in expanding educational opportunities at all levels: in 1988 he opened the Kindergarten and Primary Level next year, joining its faculty and facilities they built, always in the historic block of the school. The structure complete with new works at the Ateneo and the addition of Sports Field, located across the river Salado. All this fruitful career would not have been possible if the school does not keep its educational and apostolic sense, designed by their priests and laity in the classroom, in the chapels or anywhere near the High Green take this mission, which is in Our Lady of Milagros its main symbol. Camo testimony of this fervor, the image of that sweat was entromizada miladroso on the main altar of the temple, while every 9 May is celebrated in a procession through the streets nearby.

Before Mary renewed their faith our students,
when in the act of graduates
excited to sing it and the "School of Love ...
... that never dies. "