Convent of Jesus and Mary
For the Japanese school in Madrid, see Colegio Japonés de Madrid.
The Convent of Jesus and Mary is a network of Roman Catholic schools originating in east-central France in the 19th century. Since its inception, it has expanded to: In Europe: Ireland, Spain, Italy, England, and Germany. In the Americas:United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and Bolivia. In the Middle East: Lebanon and Syria. In Africa: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. In Asia: Pakistan, India, and The Philippines.[1] Then 44-year-old Claudine Thévenet (1774–1837) (known as Mary of St. Ignatius) founded the Religious institute of the Religious of Jesus and Mary in Lyon on 5 October 1818.
St. Claudine Thevenet, Foundress
Some of the current CJM schools include (in alphabetical order):
India:
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Agra Cantt
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Baroda
- College of Jesus and Mary, Cordoba
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Dehradun
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Kharghar
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mumbai
- St. Anne’s High School, Fort, Mumbai
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Waverley, Mussoorie
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Pune - St.Felix, St.Anne's, St.Joseph
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ranaghat
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla
Pakistan:
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Murree
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Sialkot
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Toba Tek Singh
United Kingdom:
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Harlesden
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Thornton College, Thornton, Buckingham
- Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College, London
Ireland
- Salerno Secondary School, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Gortnor Abbey, Co.Mayo
References
- ↑ Congrégation des Religieuses de Jésus-Marie Archived August 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. (Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary), genrjm.org, Retrieved 11 August 2015
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