Although originally common[unclear], the Saint-Louis university faculties became independent in 1948, the institute ultimately containing only the non-university part. 1858: foundation in Brussels in the hotel of Baron Jean-Jacques Verseyden de Varick located in the Marais district of the Saint-Louis Institute, the result of the transfer from Mechelen to Brussels of the “School of Commerce and Industry” and the creation of a Catholic course. Opening of classes: Tuesday October 5, 1858. 1922: July 29, inauguration of the monument to students who died for their country during the First World War, in the presence of Cardinal Mercier and His Royal Highness Prince Charles. 1933: celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Institute at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels in the pres