Cardinal Manning had the vision to expand Catholic education in London but distrusted the Jesuits, who had already successfully established schools in Northern England. He acquired a plot of land North Kensington for St Charles College for Boys, a boarding which had been founded by the Oblates of St Charles Borromeo (see Ambrosians) in 1863, and it relocated there in 1874. The college was intended to prepare young men for the priesthood.
Cardinal Manning had the vision to expand Catholic education in London but was wary of the Jesuits, who already had successful schools in Northern England. He acquired a plot of land in North Kensington for St Charles College for Boys, which had been founded by the Oblates of St Charles Borromeo (see Ambrosians) in 1863 and relocated there in 1874. The college was intended to prepare young men for the priesthood.