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[4] [5] The school was registered as a High School in 1881 and renamed St. Patrick's College on 10 January 1881. [4] [5] Rev John Smythe, formerly a member of Ceylon Civil Services, was appointed as its first Rector. [6] With a appointment of Brother Conway in 1862 as a Principal of the School, a new era of progress began in this institution.
The Jaffna Town East Grama Niladhari Division has a Roman Catholic majority (63.9%) and a significant Hindu population (27.5%). In comparison, the Jaffna Divisional Secretariat (which contains the Jaffna Town East Grama Niladhari Division) has a Roman Catholic majority (52.9%) and a significant Hindu population (37.7%) [2
St Patrick's College, Dublin, a former teacher training college affiliated to Dublin City University Coláiste Phádraig (Lucan) , a secondary school for boys in County Dublin St Patrick's College, Maynooth , a pontifical university and national seminary
When the fort of Jaffna capitulated to the Dutch in 1658 there were in the peninsula 50 priests, 1 Jesuit college, 1 Franciscan and 1 Dominican convent, and 14 churches. For safety the famous miraculous Statue of Our Lady of Miracles, Jaffna patao ( புதுமை மாதா / Puthumai Matha 1614-1658) was smuggled out of the island by ...
Gurunagar is also known as Karaiyur (Tamil: கரையூர், romanized: Karaiyūr). [2] [3] The suburb is divided into two village officer divisions (Gurunagar East and Gurunagar West) whose combined population was 3,520 at the 2012 census. [1] The suburb is mainly populated by Catholic Sri Lankan Tamils, engaged in sea activities. [4]
Saint Patrick's College is a co-educational institution offering courses leading to the Intermediate certificate of education [2] and baccalaureate degrees from the University of Karachi. In 1972 it was nationalized by the Government of Pakistan. [1] In 2005 it was returned to the Catholic Board of Education. [3]
The present St Patrick's College began on 7 February 1873, when the Presentation Sisters began teaching pupils at their convent in Launceston and Sacred Heart College was established. The growing need for the education of Catholic children in Launceston was further met by the arrival of the Christian Brothers and the opening of St Patrick's ...
Within the Jaffna city proper, the Dutch fort is an imposing structure followed by many Dutch era homes, churches and civil buildings most of which were damaged during the civil war. There are number of British colonial era building such as the Indo-Sarasenic style clock tower and the Public library that are notable. Almost all Hindu temples in ...