Convent of Jesus and Mary
network of Roman Catholic schools
The Convent of Jesus and Mary ("CJM") is a network of Roman Catholic schools founded by the Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary. The school network originating in east-central France in the 19th century has since its inception expanded to several countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
Countries
There are schools in Ireland, Spain, Italy, England, and Germany, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and Bolivia, Lebanon, Syria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.
History
Claudine Thévenet (1774–1837) (known as Mary of St. Ignatius) founded the religious institute of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to the education and service of the poor in Lyon, France, on 5 October 1818.
School Network
Some of the CJM schools include:
India:
St. Patrick’s Junior College, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Agra (1842)
St. Anthony's Junior College, Agra (1945)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala (1909)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Dehradun (1901)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi (1919)
Mount Mary Convent High School (1913)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mumbai; Fort Convent, Mumbai (1855)
St. Anne’s High School, Fort, Mumbai (1929)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mussoorie (1845)
St. Anne’s School, Camp, Pune (1860)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ranaghat (1996)
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Chelsea, Shimla (1864)
Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Vadodara (1946)
Colleges:
Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi (1968)
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