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St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Institution ( ms, formerly known as SMK St. John; abbreviated SJI) is a public single-sex school, all-boys school (sixth form is co-ed) and is one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The school is widely known by its initials SJI and the students of St John's Institution bear the name Johannians. While it is commonly thought that the school is named after Saint John Baptist de La Salle, Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, the founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, De La Salle Christian Brothers Order and also known as the ''Patron Saint of Teachers''; the school actually takes it name from St. John the Evangelist which is the sponsoring parish church/cathedral which is also located nearby on Jalan Bukit Nanas. SJI consists of a primary school and a secondary school. The primary and secondary schools initially were Private school, fee paying missionary schools and remained as such until the 1970s. They functioned together until the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
