THE HISTORY OF ST. LOUIS CONVENT, MELNARIAPPANUR
The report provides details about the St. Louis Convent in Melnariappanur, which is under the Archdiocese of Pondicherry – Cuddalore. The community was established on 1st July 1980, with Rev. Mother Barbara Mary as the Superior General. The primary purpose of establishment was for church work, and the community is currently involved in church work, school work, boarding, and stall work.
Important events in the community’s history include the purchase of 86.5 cents of land for Rs. 12,300 and its registration in the name of the Superior. In 1990, a BSNL landline connection was installed, and in 1999, the community received assistance to buy a two-wheeler, an EXCEL SUPER, from the MIVA Austria organization.
Subsequently, a boarding facility for school-going students was started in 2001, and a 600 feet deep bore well was dug in 2003. Another bore well was dug in 2016, this time reaching a depth of 1040 feet. In 2017, the convent building underwent renovation with support from the province and foreign funds.
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Shalom Province, Tindivanam South India
- Province Administrative Team – Tindivanam
- St. Joseph’s Formation House – KGF
- Nagwara – Bangalore
- St. Louis Convent – Agarakottalam
- St. Fathima Illam – Cuddalore
- St. Louis Convent – Gengapattu
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga Convent – Kallakurichi
- St. Francis Convent – Karanur
- St. Joseph Convent – Katpadi
- Krishnakuppam
- St. Louis Convent – Madurantakam
- St. Joseph Convent – Madurantakam
- St. Louis Convent – Melnariappanur
- St. Louis Convent – Mugaiyur
- St. Joseph Convent – Mugaiyur
- St. Louis Convent – Othiyathur
- St. Louis convent – Olagankathan
- Panangudi
- St. Louis Convent – Pandiyankulam
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- Sathiyamangalam
- Ansaldo Social Work Center – Seenivasa Nagar
- Infant Jesus Convent – Sethiyathope
- St. Louis Convent – Thangalkarai
- Saint Louis Convent – Thensiruvallur
- St. Aloysius Convent – Thirupoondi
- Ansaldo Illam – Vadakalur
- St. Louise Convent – Vettaikaranituppu
- St. Aloysius Convent – Vettavalam
- St. John’s Covent – Villupuram
- Gonzaga Blossom Formation House – Vizhuthamangalam
- Infant Jesus Convent – Pondicherry
- Shanthi Home – Puducherry
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent – Puducherry
- St. Francis Assisi Convent – Kurusukuppam
- Uppalam – Puducherry
- St. Rock Home – Thipiraipettai
- St. Joseph Home – Oulgaret
- St. Louis Convent – Moolakulam
- St. Louis Convent – Villianur