Our Inspiration
St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder of the religious
congregation Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I) is our role model and his
vision is made manifest in our institution.
He has left his indelible marks in the spheres of education,
social reform, media, culture and religious formation. India’s first indigenous
religious congregation for men, C.M.I was his brainchild. In 1831, along with
the support of Fr. Thomas Palackal and Fr. Thomas Porukara, the C.M.I was
established which sparked off a spiritual renovation in the Church.
St. Chavara established the first Catholic Sanskrit School in
1846, seminaries for education and formation of the clergy, a publishing house,
a home for the dying and the destitute as well as schools for general
education. His claim to Education for All lead to the provision of education
for girls as well as for people from all walks of life. He was a great
educationist and a builder of institution. As a champion of social reform and a
man who stood for integration, he has bequeathed us a legacy which we at Christ
proudly uphold.
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