| 6th October, 1818 |
Jesus and Mary Congregation established in Lyons, France |
| 30th March, 1837 |
Death of Claudine Thevenet, Foundress of Congregation of Jesus and Mary |
| January, 1842 |
4 French Sisters and an English Novice leave for India: |
| 3rd June |
Sisters arrive in Bombay by ship |
| 27th July |
Sisters sail to Calcutta - Allahabad |
| 11th November |
Sisters arrive in Agra by bullock-cart |
| 13th November, 1842 |
Msgr Borghi, Archbishop of Hindustan and Tibet officially receives the Sisters in “Akbar’s Church”, Agra |
| 1st December, 1842 |
First English-medium School, Orphanage and Boarding Establishment: St Patrick’s opened in Civil Lines, Agra |
| 2nd January, 1843 |
St Joseph’s Urdu-medium School and Boarding Establishment opened for locals in the same complex |
| 1843 |
British troops move to Ambala Cantonment from the “malarious” Frontier Station in Karnal |
| 1848 |
Holy Redeemer Church – first Catholic Church built by Fr Venance O.F.M. Cap. of Delhi |
| 1885 |
Ambala European Catholic population numbers 340 and Indian Catholics, 20. A two-room Soldiers’ Club built north of the Church, later collapses, and is rebuilt as Dispensary and Reading-Room. |
| 1880-1884 |
Lord Ripon, the only Catholic Viceroy of India visits Holy Redeemer Church en route from Calcutta to Simla, accompanied by his Chaplain, Fr Henry Kerr S.J. |
| 1890 |
Priest’s residence burns down, is rebuilt – existing today |
| 1893 |
Mother St Lucie, Provincial Superior, Congregation of Jesus and Mary, India expresses the need of procuring a House in Ambala to serve as Rest-House and Winter Residence for old, ailing Sisters of Simla |
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The Pioneers were M St Gabriel Hayes, M St Agatha Dundon and M Immaculata Dwyer |
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School closes in 1901 |
| 1902 |
Construction of new Church building begins – existing today, |
| 1908 |
The 121, Staff Road, Ambala Cantonment. Property consisting of a cottage with outhouses, stables and a fine garden is purchased. |
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through Fr Julius, Vicar –General who has the power-of-attorney from M St Lucie, the Provincial Superior of India |
| 20th November, 1909 |
First batch of 3 nuns: M St Colette Cournane, M St. Clothilde Daly and M St Margaret Christie arrive |
| 2nd December, 1909 |
Convent of Jesus Mary School is opened at the request of Fr Julius, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Agra, then under Most Rev Gentili, to whose Archdiocese, Ambala then belonged. The first pupil is Albert Mortimer, son of Mr Connaught Ranger, a Catholic. |