Holy Cross Convent High School, Thane
School for girls in Maharashtra, India
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Holy Cross Convent High School & Junior college is an all-girls school located in K'Villa, Thane, Maharashtra, India. It was founded in 1964 and celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2014.
History
In 1839, Mother Claudine Echernier founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod [1] in France 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).[2] The Sisters of the Cross spread to India in 1886 [3] propagating their charitable educational goals for women in Amravati.