Holy Cross Convent High School & Junior college is an all-girls school located in K'Villa,

Thane Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

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. It was founded in 1964 and celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2014. Emblem2

History

In 1839, Mother Claudine Echernier founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod in

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with the help of Friar Peter Marie Mermier (who founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, known worldwide for its Salesian Convent Schools). The Sisters of the Cross spread to India in 1886 propagating their charitable educational goals for women in

Amravati Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the ...

References

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External links

Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod - The Congregation that manages the school

Catholic secondary schools in India Primary schools in India Christian schools in Maharashtra Girls' schools in Maharashtra Schools in Thane district Education in Thane Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Maharashtra