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Holy Angels High School
Holy Angels was an all-girls high school located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. They bestowed the school with the Latin motto: ' meaning "He has entrusted you to the care of his angels". Holy Angels High School was the only publicly funded all-girls school east of Montreal. It encompassed Grades 10 to 12 and serviced students from all over Cape Breton Island and beyond. On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board announced that it will close Holy Angels High School in June 2011, prompting 200 students to picket outside the board's offices. The school board leased the school from the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, which planned to sell the property in 2011. The school board said the Nova Scotia Department of Education could not afford to purchase the school from the order. The school closed in June 2011. References External links *CBC Radio's ''Maritime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or Reverence (emotion), reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a "relic, sacred artifact" that is Veneration, venerated and Blessing, blessed), or places ("Sacred site, sacred ground"). French Sociology, sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the Profanum, profane to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to ''sacred things'', that is to say, things set apart and forbidden."Émile Durkheim, Durkheim, Émile. 1915. ''The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life''. London: George Allen & Unwin. . In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which are embodied in sacred group symbols, or using team work to help get out of trouble. The profan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
