Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
| Good Shepherd Convent | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
Colombo Sri Lanka | |
| Information | |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1869 |
| Principal | Rev. Sr. Renuka Silva |
| Gender | Girls |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Website |
www |
Good Shepherd Convent is a Catholic girls' school in Colombo. Located in the neighbourhood of Kotahena, the convent school educates girls from kindergarten to age 18.
The Good Shepherd congregation opened the convent in 1869, marking the beginning of the sisters' mission to British Ceylon and the Far East.[1] Nuns from this original convent opened Good Shepherd Convent in Kandy, St Mary's School in Pettah (closed) and St Bridget's Convent in Cinnamon Gardens.[2][3] In 1939, sisters based in Colombo expanded to Singapore, then part of the Straits Settlements, and present-day Malaysia.[4]
References
- ↑ Wright, p. 120
- ↑ Wright, p. 272
- ↑ "School History". goodshepherdconventkotahena.com.
- ↑ "Good Shepherd Sisters Singapore Mark 75 Years". Good Shepherd Mission – Singapore-Malaysia. 2006.
- Wright, Arnold (1907). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Reprinted by Asian Educational Services.
External Links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.