St. Aloysius College, Ratnapura
St. Aloysius' College (Sinhalese language, Sinhala: ශාන්ත ඇලෝසියස් විද්‍යාලය; also referred to as Aloysius College, Ratnapura or simply as Aloysius) is a boys' high school located in Ratnapura, the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1898 by Fr: Pierre Boulic. St. Aloysius' College is a National school (Sri Lanka), National School and the largest boys' school in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sabaragamuwa. It provides primary and secondary education. History St. Aloysius' College has a long history which is about more than 120 years. Rev. Father Pierre Boulic was appointed the in-charge father of missionary duties in the St. Padrew and Paul's Church in Ratnapura on 3 December 1886. He found that there was no Sinhala or Tamil school for the Catholic children in Sabaragamuwa Province and as a result decided to establish such a school in Ratnapura. He determined to open a school but the main prob ...
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Ratnapura
Ratnapura (; ) ("City of Gems" in Sinhala and Tamil) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Sabaragamuwa Province, as well as the Ratnapura District, and is a traditional centre for the Sri Lankan gem trade. It is located on the Kalu Ganga (Black River) in south-central Sri Lanka, some southeast of the country's capital, Colombo. Ratnapura is also spelled as Rathnapura. The name 'Ratnapura' is a Sanskrit word meaning "city of gems", from the Sanskrit words ''pura'' (town) and ''ratna'' (gemstone). Over 2000 years ago, when the first Buddhist monks arrived here from the north eastern provinces of India namely Bodh-Gaya, Varanasi and Pataliputra, they not only brought with them the Buddhist religion, but since their teachings were mainly in Sanskrit and Pali they also influenced the local language. While candy produced from the jaggery palm is traditionally known in this region as ''ratnapura'', it is more likely that the candy was named for the locale rath ...
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