170 Years of Virtue & Legacy
“Virtue Alone Ennobles” — Retracing the historic footprints of Nagpur district's most revered convent school.
The Arduous 80-Day Commute
In the early months of 1854, answering the call of Bishop Neyret, three pioneering sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery — Mother St. Joseph Boissat, Sister Alphonse, and Sister Ursula — set out from Vizagapatam.
Traveling by a slow, rudimentary bullock cart, they navigated dense forests, rough paths, and extreme climates for **80 days** across Central India before arriving in Kamptee on **6th April 1854**.
Upon their arrival, they immediately established a Day School and Orphanage, planting the seed of what would become the very first institution of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery in all of India.
80 Days
Bullock Cart Journey from Vizagapatam to Kamptee
“They arrived tired and worn from an 80-day journey. They stayed for 170 years.”
The Founding Sisters
Mother St. Joseph Boissat
Founding Mother SuperiorLed the first Chambery mission to India, setting up the day school and orphanage in Kamptee with unwavering fortitude.
Sister Alphonse
Founding EducatorSupervised scholastic schedules and primary classes, teaching local girls and building character.
Sister Ursula
Founding Nurse & GuardianManaged the orphanage and boarding dormitories, offering medical care and empathetic support.
Chambéry France
Founding House of the Sisters congregation
Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery
Founded in Chambéry, France, the congregation was called to extend its educational and social missions to Central India in 1854. Kamptee became the historic headquarters of the congregation's first Indian mission, paving the way for dozens of sister schools across the subcontinent.
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