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Convent of Jesus and Mary | |
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Near Bangla Sahib Gurudwara 110001 India | |
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Motto | To Serve With Love |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Founded | 1919 |
Founder | Religious of Jesus and Mary |
Status | Active |
Principal | Sr.Gracy Paul |
Website | http://www.cjmdelhi.com |
The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi, India, or CJM, is a girls day school in Delhi, India. Established in 1919, it is one of a network of Convents of Jesus and Mary in India and the UK.
The school was founded in 1919 by the order of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic congregation, in Lyon, France, in October, 1818, by Claudine Thévenet (Mary of St. Ignatius). It moved to its current building behind the Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1926.
It has 2,000 students and is the alma mater of several eminent women in or from India. Situated near the Gol Dak Khana (Round Post Office), its grounds border the St. Columba's School (for boys). As a result, these are considered "sister and brother schools" and many students have siblings in the other school.
The school's motto is Semper Jesu et Maria Laudentur, which is Latin for "Praised be forever Jesus and Mary".
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CJM follows a house system in which students are divided into four groups or houses.
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