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Sacred Heart Convent,Galle History, Highlights of the European Sisters Era

Galle Convent History The Background The Beginning The SCJM Crest Foundresses The Growing up Years The Years of Progress The Years of Success The Years of Uncertainty The End of the Era Sisters Staff Students Lessons Learnt by Students The Recollections of Distinguished Sacred Heartians Conclusion References

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April 09, 2023

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Sacred Heart Convent Galle History, Highlights of the European Sisters Era

January 30, 2023

Sacred Heart Convent Galle History, Highlights of the European Sisters Era Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps January 30, 2023 Sacred Heart Convent Galle History, Highlights of the European Sisters Era (Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary) The Background In Nov. 1895, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Van Reeth S. J. from Belgium arrived in Galle to take up duties as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Galle with 3 other Fathers & 1 Brother, who was a Jesuit Architect/Builder. One of his first endeavours was to set up a School & in due course it became St. Aloysius College , Galle. Bishop Van Reeth's sister, Rev. Mother Mary Bernadette, was, at this time, the Mother Superior of the St. Joseph's Hospital for women, run by the Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary (SCJM), in Ghent, Belgium. (Many years later she herself was elected Superior General of the SCJM.) At the same time, Rt

Report of the Beginning of the Mission in Ceylon of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary

February 23, 2023

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 opposition but also little collaborat