...in the Spirit of St Magdalene of Canossa
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14 August 1941 - Singapore. The opening of Canossa Convent in Geylang coincided with the beatification of our
Foundress by Pope Pius XII. This was the first community of Sisters who were directly
dependent on the Singapore diocese. Within six months, the Japanese invaded Singapore and the Convent was used as a hospital by the Japanese military. |
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In 1945, the Sisters returned after the Japanese surrender and established a private Chinese school and an orphanage at Canossa Convent. This was later converted into an English medium primary school due to lack of funding and was made eligible for government aid. |
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The Sisters also started the School for the Deaf
at Canossa in 1952.
The Canossian movement in Singapore expands and in 1950 was recognised as a part of a region headed by a Regional Vicar with headquarters in Kowloon. |
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In 1950 the Canossian Convent in Kluang was opened, situated on 25 acres of land donated by the Sultan of Johor. Within one month, 300 girls were enrolled. This was followed in 1956 by the Convent in Segamat and the Convent in Jinjang in 1961. |
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Between 1950 and 1965, a delegation was established made up of Singapore, Malaya, Timor and Australia. Political developments lead to the secession of Singapore from Malaysia in 1966. Singapore and Malaysia formed a new delegation with headquarters at St Anthony's Convent in Singapore. |
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