Ad Maiorem Dei Galoriam - For the Greater Glory of God
Founded by St. Ignatius of Loyala in 1540, the Society of Jeasus or Jesuits, were once called the 'schoolmasters of Europe'. In Mumbai city,St. Xavier's College and St. Xavier's High School, Fort, St. Xavier's Boy's Academy, Churchgate; St. Mary's High School (ICSE and SSC) Mazagaon St.Stanislaus High School, Bandra; Holy Family High School, Andheri, Campion School are all run by Jesuits.
Besides these, the following institute also reach out to the urban masses : Snehasadan - 16 homes for the homeless; Shilpalaya Technical school, St. Xavier's Technical and Engineering Institute, Mahim; Jivan Vikas Retreat Center, Bandra; St. John de Britto D.Ed & St. Xavier's Techincal Institute, Manickpur Pasayadan - a Spiritually Center, Vasai...
The rural outreach is no less, spreading to areas as far as north as Shripur, which has the Shripur Vishwa Mandal Sevashram, The others are : St. Xaviers's Social Center & Boarding, Nandurbar, Prabhodan Vastigruaha, Ambatha; St. Xavier's High School and Boarding; Manmad; St. Xavier's High School, Nasik; Janhit Vaikas Trust, Tara; Loyala Madhyamic Ashram School, Ashagad, Shanti Seva Mandal Manor, Gnanmata Sadan, Talasari; Gnanmata Adivasi High School, Uplat.
Our country is proud of the following Jesuit Institutions: Loyola College; Chennei; Andhra Loyola College, St. Xavier's College,Kolkatta; St. Joseph's College, Trichy; St. Aloysius College, Mangalore; St. Joseph's College, Bangalore; St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad; XLRI, Jamshedpur.
Internationaly too, the Jesuits have left their mark in the educational field. To name a few: Fordham University, New York; Georgetown University, Washington D.C.; sophai University, Japan; Sogang University, Korea, Heythrop College, London....
These institutes are an eyewitness to history ... and could tell fascinating stories of the people who have helped make history in their own way, wherever in the world they may be.
