FRA ANJELICO FESTIVAL – MARMALADE
The Orange Tree holds great significance for the College community, past and present. It is a symbol of our Dominican culture, the generations of ex-students, and their contributions to the SSC community.
As part of the Ex-Students Association’s contribution to the Fra Angelico Festival of the Arts we sold a limited edition marmalade, made with much love and dedication by ex-students, for our community to enjoy.
This truly unique marmalade is not only made from organic oranges, but each jar contains oranges from the Seville Orange tree whose origins date back to St Domenic himself.
In 1897, Mrs Dalglish-Bellasis (née Mary de Lauret) an ex-student of Maitland, the first Dominican School in Australia, brought a cutting from the orange tree in Santa Sabina Rome. The cutting was a gift to our Sisters from the prior of Santa Sabina Rome. It was planted at Santa Sabina in Strathfield by Mother Mary Pius Collins OP, Sr Mary Clare de Lauret OP, and Michael Luby, the first gardener at the College. It was said that the Orange Tree in Rome was planted by St Dominic himself.
If you are unable to attend but would still like to purchase a jar please send an email to: exstudents@ssc.nsw.edu.au.
