San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila (SSC-R Manila) or commonly known by their nickname Bastê, is a Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines. The school is a part of the Augustinian Recollect schools in the Philippines, and is owned and operated by the Order of Augustinian Recollects. SSC-R Manila, situated in the heart of Manila, was named after Roman centurion turned martyr Saint Sebastian. The College had a relatively humble beginning. Its first functional lone building was an old convent: a two-storey Hispanic edifice made of stone and wood with capiz shell windows. The building served as classrooms of the first batch of 200 elementary and high school enrollees. SSC-R Manila was then an exclusive school for boys. SSC-R Manila was established in March 1941 but assumed hiatus from 1942 to 1945 when World War II broke out. It formally reopened after the war in 1947. The word Sebastinian, Filipino: Sebastino is term used to refer someone who are former and current students, teaching and non-teaching personnel or administrators of San Sebastian College-Recoletos.