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Alvernia Prep , a day camp in Centerport, New York
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Alvernia may refer to: *Auvergne, France, in Italian *Alvernia University, a private university in Reading, Pennsylvania, US *Alvernia Matriculation Higher Secondary School, a school in India *Mount Alvernia, highest point in the Bahamas *Mount Alvernia Hospital, a private hospital in Singapore *Camp Alvernia Camp Alvernia is a non-profit recreational summer camp in Centerport, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. The camp is located on the east shore of Centerport Harbor, on the Little Neck peninsula. It was founded in 1888 by the Franciscan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvergne, France
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.. The administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, one of the seven counties of Occitania, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne region is composed of the following old provinces: * Auvergne: departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, northwest of Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region * Bourbonnais: department of Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais lies outside Auvergne, in the neighbouring Centre-Val de Loire region (south of the department of Cher). * Velay: centre and southeast of department of Haute-Loire. Velay is entirely contained inside the Auvergne re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvernia University
, mottoeng = To Learn, To Love, To Serve , established = 1958 , type = Private , affiliation = Franciscan Roman Catholic , president = John R. Loyack , city = Reading , state = Pennsylvania , country = U.S. , students = 2,900 (1,500 undergraduate, 600 continuing education, 780 graduate) , campus = Suburban, , coordinates = , mascot = Golden Wolves , colors = Maroon and gold , athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division III – MAC Commonwealth Conference, ECAC , academic_affiliations = ACCU AFCU CIC NAICU , website = Alvernia University is a private Franciscan Roman Catholic university in Reading, Pennsylvania. Once known as Alvernia College, the school gained university status in 2008. History Alvernia University was founded in 1958 by the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis first as college for the sisters and then as a four-year liberal arts college. Many of the college's renovated classrooms and offices had been used for elementary and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvernia Matriculation Higher Secondary School
The Alvernia Matriculation Higher Secondary School (''AMHSS'') in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India is an educational institution under the government of Tamil Nadu. It was started by the sisters of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, followers of St. Francis of Assisi and his follower St. Clare. The school motto is Per Aspera ad Astra ''Ad astra'' is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his ''Aeneid'': "''sic itur ad astra''" ('thus one journeys to the stars') and "''opta ardua pennis astra sequi''" ('desire to pursue the h ... (''Success through difficulties''). Rev. Sr. Celina is the Principal. Founding The spade work for a Matriculation School was initiated by Rt. Rev. Dr. George Alapatt, the then Bishop of Trichur, Rev. Mother Alberta and her councilors, the then governing body of province. The pioneer sisters, Sr. Annie Xavier, Sr. Melita, Sr. Anna Clara, Sr. Harold, Sr. Adelaide and Mrs. Barbara John rented a house i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Alvernia
Mount Alvernia (formerly Como Hill) is located on Cat Island in the Bahamas and is the highest point in the country at above sea level. The mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Originally named "Como Hill", it was renamed Mount Alvernia after La Verna, the hill in Tuscany where St. Francis of Assisi received the Wounds of the Cross. Retrieved 24 September 2011 The mountain was given its name by a priest, |
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Mount Alvernia Hospital is a 319-bed general acute care hospital with tertiary medical capabilities and two multi-disciplinary medical specialist centres in Thomson Road, Singapore. It is the only not-for-profit, private Catholic missionary hospital. Fiscal surplus accumulated is channelled back into supporting the Assisi Hospice, hospital development, local community outreach activities and the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) global mission activities to reach out to the sick, poor and marginalized through education, nursing, pastoral care, counselling, prison and parish ministry. History In 1949, Sisters from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM) took over the tuberculosis wards at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which eventually became known as Mandalay Road Hospital. They also served “The Lepers Camp”, a community of lepers housed in Trafalgar Home in Woodbridge. Both centres were managed as self-contained units as isolation was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
