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St. Mary's Convent (Convent of Mary Immaculate)

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St. Mary's Convent
Location

Sri Lanka
Information
TypeAll-Girls government school.
Mottolooking at the star
Established1908
Grades1–13
Number of studentsOver 4000
Color(s)Light Blue and Yellow
  
Websitestmcm.com

The Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary came to Galle, Sri Lanka in 1896 for more than 11 years, there was only one house of the SCJM in Galle. The second foundation was proposed from 1906 especially by M. Tiburce De Mol Superior of Galle. In collaboration with the Jesuits the sisters, started the work, and by 1908, they finished the convent and the school. on 15 April 1908 Sr. Josephine Halewijn and Sr. Livine Van Brabant left for Matara with four orphans in order to make last minutes arrangements. Fr. Van Antwerpen S. J. the parish priest history[1]

References

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  1. ^ "St. Mary's Convent is a pride to the nation". The Sunday Times. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023 – via PressReader.