Belvedere College SJ is a private secondary school for boys located on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, Ireland. It is also known as St. Francis Xavier's College. The school currently has almost 1000 pupils enrolled and has a number of famous alumni in the world of the arts, politics, sport, science and business. Belvedere was founded in 1832. George Augustus Rochfort (1738–1814), who became the Second Earl of Belvedere in 1774, built Belvedere House. The interior decoration of Belvedere House was carried out by Michael Stapleton, a leading stucco craftsman of his time. Belvedere College is run by the Jesuit order. Most of the school's current teaching staff are now lay-persons, although a number of Jesuit priests and brothers take part in the school's administration and chaplaincy. The Jesuit ethos of social justice for all and educating "men for others" are keystones of the Belvedere College culture and education philosophy. The school recently celebrated the 500th birthday of the patron saint of the college, St. Francis Xavier.