Convent of Jesus and Mary

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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 spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. CJM schools are present in the following countries: 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: India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.^[1]

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

 

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
• St. Agnes' High School, Byculla, Mumbai
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Kharghar navi mumbai
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mumbai (Fort Convent, Mumbai)
• St. Anne’s High School, Fort, Mumbai
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Waverley, Mussoorie
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Hampton Court, 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

Colleges :

• Jesus and Mary College New Delhi
• St. Bede's College, Shimla

Ireland:

• Salerno Secondary School, Salthill, Galway, Ireland
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Gortnor Abbey, Co. Mayo

Lebanon:

• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Rabweh, Lebanon

Pakistan:

• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Sialkot (established: 1856)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Murree (established: 1876)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore (established: 1876)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Karachi (established: 1957)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Islamabad (established: 1979)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Mariakhel, Mianwali (established: 1956)
• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Toba Tek Singh (established: 1999)

United Kingdom:

• Convent of Jesus and Mary, Thornton College, Thornton, Buckingham
• Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College, London

References

1. Congrégation des Religieuses de Jésus-Marie August 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary), genrjm.org, Retrieved 11 August 2015