History

Elena Guerra was born in Lucca, Italy on June 23, 1835 of very pious parents, in an austere environment of rigid discipline and in an era when education of women was limited to household arts, painting and music. Elena did not allow these obstacles to hinder her from obtaining a wide culture which was not…

Blessed Elena Academy was founded in 1962 at 146 Villaruel St., Pasay City. The circle symbolizes the integral and harmonious development of all the potentials of the students. The red color signifies the overwhelming presence of the Holy Spirit, the guiding light of both Educators and students of Blessed Elena Academy.

Blessed Elena Academy is a Catholic educational institution and bearer of the charism of Blessed Elena Guerra, the Foundress of the congregation of Sisters Oblates of the Holy Spirit. It is situated at 146 Villaruel Street, Pasay City. There is wealth and poverty but more of the poverty in the service area of the school….

On December 1872, the ministry of education of the Sisters Oblates of the Holy Spirit was started under the material guidance of Mother Foundress, Blessed Elena Guerra in the small city of Lucca, Italy. The first school was named St. Zita Institute for the education of young girls imbued with Gospel values and helped them…