Blessed Francis Seelos Academy - Wexford

Blessed Francis Seelos Academy was established in 2017 through a merger of St. Alexis Parish School and St. Alphonsus Parish School.  Located on two campuses in Wexford, Blessed Francis Seelos Academy integrates Catholic teachings with the culture, key values and traditions of family and community.  

Seelos Academy lives the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through a challenging educational program that is cognizant and encouraging of each child's abilities and capabilities while providing for academic achievement and personal success.  The use and implementation of the Guidelines of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and the Standards of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania determine the curriculum.

The Seelos Academy Early Childhood Center (half-day and full-day preschool programs) is located at the St. Alexis Campus.  Elementary students, grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, are located at the St. Alphonsus Campus.
 

Who is Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos?

When you look through the baptismal records of St. Alphonsus parish, you will see the signature of a Redemptorist priest who is on the road to becoming a saint.

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-67) came to Pittsburgh and worked with St. John Neumann in the 1840s at St. Philomena Church in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, which is where the Redemptorist order was centered. Priests from the Redemptorist order served the fledgling St. Alphonsus parish.

Born in Bavaria, he was known for his power to heal body and spirit. After serving in the Pittsburgh area, Blessed Francis Seelos moved to New Orleans, where he died of yellow fever at the age of 48. He was proclaimed blessed by Pope John Paul II in 2000.