Organizational Background. From the top of Mount St. Alban, St. Albans School looks up to the Washington National Cathedral. and out to the United States Capitol. Our location serves as an embodiment and constant reminder. of the School’s motto: Pro Ecclesia et Pro Patria, for Church and Country. The School was established. in 1909 by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation. Our mission is to prepare boys in gradesthrough 12 to develop and ...