▁by ▁the ▁Laz ar ists ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁Te h ran , ▁Iran . ▁ ▁This ▁school ▁offered ▁classes ▁in ▁elementary ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁levels . ▁Less ons ▁were ▁taught ▁in ▁both ▁Pers ian ▁and ▁French ▁languages . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁for ▁boys ▁but ▁its ▁success ▁made ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁school ▁for ▁girls ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Jean ne ▁d ’ ▁Arc . ▁The ▁manner ▁and ▁the ▁different ▁method ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁teachers ▁made ▁St . ▁Louis ▁distinct ▁from ▁other ▁schools . ▁At ▁a ▁time , ▁it ▁had ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁students ▁that ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁school ▁in ▁Te h ran . ▁Some ▁of ▁Iran ’ s ▁contemporary ▁liter ates ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁finished ▁their ▁pre - col lege ▁educ ations ▁there . ▁They ▁included ▁the ▁poet ▁N ima ▁Y o osh ij , ▁and ▁the ▁writers ▁S ade gh ▁Hed ay at , ▁Al in ag hi ▁V az iri , ▁and ▁Par v iz ▁N atel ▁Khan l ari . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁the ▁school ▁merged ▁into ▁R azi ▁school . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Kar im ▁Khan ▁Z and , ▁when ▁Iran ▁and ▁France ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁political ▁relation , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Laz ar ist ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁got ▁the ▁permission ▁to ▁establish ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁in ▁Iran . ▁Laz ar ists ▁were ▁first ▁station ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁U rm ia . ▁They ▁built