CASA GENERALIZIA DELLE FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ CANOSSIANE Name of the community Place and complete address Opening Date Canossa Convent 62, Cantonment, BAREILLY – U.P. 243001 July 1951 For the education of youth and service to the poor This was an exchange gift to us from the Bishop of Lucknow, Conrad de Vito O.F.M Cap, as he desired the house of Barabanki for the new Congregation founded by him. In 1947 Fr. Conrad de Vito was appointed Bishop of Lucknow. The greatest disappointment of Bishop Conrad was news from Rome, dated March 1948, declaring the inability to send Sisters to Barabanki. Eight months passed and finally M. Delegate General communicated the happy news, after two previous refusals, that at last Rome had consented and the Canossian Sisters would take up the new mission. On 17th December 1948 the Sisters started their work. The pioneers of this mission were M. Lucia Castelli (Superior substituted by M. Maria Novati), M. Remediana Mendonca, M. Adele Moretti and Sr. Teresa Formolo. About this time Bishop Conrad of Lucknow was planning to start a lay Congregation called “Maids of the Poor” for his diocese. He was given a bungalow in Bareilly, U.P., but as Bareilly was not so easily accessible from Lucknow as was Barabanki, he asked our Sisters the favour of moving to Bareilly from Barabanki. On 18th March 1951, M. Asst. Delegate, M. Rose Bravi, and M. Maria Pia Comelli, Superior of Barabanki, went to Bareilly to study the prospects of the new foundation. On the 9th July 1951, M. Rita Aggio, M. Teresa Cattaneo and Sr. Mildred D’Souza left Barabanki definitely for Bareilly. Needless to say, it did cost our Sisters to move out and when the permission came from Rome, this is how it was worded: 25.5.1951 … Cosi dice pure che permette, sebbene con rincrescimento, il trasloco della comunità di Barabanki a Bareilly. Si scrisse subito a sua Eccellenenza dandogli notizia”. On the other hand M.Delegate, M.Josephine Sala, wrote elsewhere: “We consider it a happy exchange, a rare favour indeed, and we also hope a rare occurrence, please God”. On 12th of July , M. Pia accepted the management of CASA GENERALIZIA DELLE FIGLIE DELLA CARITÀ CANOSSIANE Other interesting news the school and took charge as the headmistress. 15th July was fixed for the official inauguration, at 4 p.m. The Sisters (M. Josephine Sala was also present) were introduced to the people and Bishop Conrad de Vito outlined the life of Magdalene of Canossa and explained the Canossian spirit. Then the picture of St. Maria Goretti was unveiled and St. Maria Goretti was proposed as a model for imitation and admiration. The name of the school was changed from St. Anthony’s Primary School to St. Maria Goretti School. Bareilly is one of the very important towns in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Once the city was the capital of Rohilkhand division. Bareilly is also sometimes known as Bans-Bareilly because of the flourishing bamboo trade in the city. The city, situated on the banks of Ram Ganga, has a rich heritage and a long history to boast about. The city is mentioned in Epic Mahabharata as the capital of the 'Panchal' rulers. The city has long been a centre for various minor and major movements. In this city the famous Sufi-Barelvi sect of Islam was born. A certain Ahmed Raza Khan who lived there started the movement that takes its name from the city itself.
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