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Recollections & Impressions of Sister Adrian

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 Courtesy . L. K. Hettiatarachi/Aloysian Magazine Fr. Peter Gomez has invited me to share with readers of The Aloysian, some of my recollections of the relationship that has existed between St.Aloysius College and Sacred i Heart Convent, the two premier Catholic institutions of the Galle Diocese as we liked to consider them. These will be random recollections, very personal impressions, laying claim to no historical exactness and having significance only for the writer. They are necessarily limited to the years from 1950 to 1975. Just to put things in perspective. The Sisters of Charity owe their presence in Galle (and later in other mission stations in the diocese) to a Belgian Jesuit Bishop, the Rt.Rev.Mgr. J. Van Reeth, who had at heart the education of youth. He appealed to our Mother House in Ghent, Belgium, for Sisters of Charity to work alongside the Fathers in the Galle mission. The records tell us that 5 Sisters accompanied by Fr. Cooreman S.J. and Fr. D'Hearde arrived at ...
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Honouring Principals and Teachers by Savitri de Alwis

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 Courtesy https://island.lk/honouring-sacred-heart-principals-and-teachers/ The Island Honouring Sacred Heart Principals and teachers Published   1 year ago   on   2025/06/1 Heartians smile! SHARE TWEET ( Speech delivered by Savitri de Alwis, Past President of the Golden Heartians’ Club, at a recent ceremony to felicitate the former Principals and teachers of Sacred Heart Convent, Galle.) Rev. Sr. Sandya Fernando Principal Sacred Heart Convent and Sr. Mihiri Perera, Deputy Principal, Chief Guest, Izzeth Jabeer, Guests of Honour – Dharma Gamanpila, Ratna Wimalasena and Kamani Gunawardene, distinguished guests and fellow Heartians. What a privilege to see you all as we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Golden Heartians’ Club by the past pupils of that very noble school Sacred Heart Convent. This occasion is also specially convened to celebrate the lives of Sr. Adrian and Sr. Rosina our beloved Mentors and Principals on our tenth anniversary celebrations and I’ve b...
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Sacred Heart Convent Old Photos (Courtesy "Heritage Centre Sisters of Charity | Belgium”)

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Sacred Heart Convent at Mt. Calvary    
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Report of the Beginning of the Mission in Ceylon of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary

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  This report  prepared by  Kaat Leeman,  Coördinator Erfgoedhuis | Zusters van Liefde J.M. years ago  &  kindly made available to the Compiler of the blog on Sacred Heart Convent.  THE BEGINNING OF THE MISSION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF JESUS AND MARY IN CEYLON, 1896. By Kaat Leeman    European Domination and the Christianization of Ceylon, 1501-1796. In order to tell the history of the mission of the SCJM in Sri Lanka, we should start with the return of the Jesuits to the Island in 1895. Indeed, we speak rather of a "return" of the Jesuits to Ceylon, since they had played an important role in the evangelizing of the Island during the Portuguese period. The Portuguese landed in Cey­lon in 1505, search­ing for the rich eas­tern mar­kets. They mostly engaged in the trade of precious stones and spices. Cath­olic missionaries fol­lowed in their wake. The first Franciscan Friars landed in Ceylon in 1543; they encoun­ter­ed little oppo...
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