Convent of Jesus and Mary
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[]
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Some of the current CJM schools include (in alphabetical order):
India:
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Ambala
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi
- 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, Ranaghat
Colleges :
Ireland:
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
- Convent of Jesus and Mary, Gortnor Abbey, Co. Mayo
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[]
- ^ Congrégation des Religieuses de Jésus-Marie Archived August 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (Congregation of the Religious of Jesus and Mary), genrjm.org, Retrieved 11 August 2015
- Girls' schools in France
- Catholic schools in India
- Catholic schools in the United Kingdom
- Roman Catholic schools in the Republic of Ireland
- Catholic schools in Pakistan
- Schools in Lebanon