About Us
Welcome to St.Joseph's ICSE School, Coonoor
The Congregation was founded by 6 young peasant girls from the village of CANTAOUS, in the diocese of Tarbes in southern FRANCE. Each of these girls felt simultaneously the desire to consecrate themselves to God. They confide this desire to their parish priest who with the consent of the local Bishop takes charge of their formation. Another young girl from the neighboring village of Escala joins them. Our six foundresses Blandine Barrere, Maire Dupuy, Jeanne Duffo, Dominiquette Barrere, Eulalie Barrere, Marie Barrere along with Jeanne Marie Barrere start life in community on 15th August 1843 which is the day of the foundation of the Congregation.
Joining with the people the young postulants toil hard tirelessly to build the first convent which is part of our Mother House today.Foundations were multiplied and the growth was rapid. "Life of contemplation, Communitarian fact of the call and availability to the needs of the milieu" became the three characteristic pillars of our foundation.
OUR CHARISM
Rooted in the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, we are called together, to be for God and to be for others, to live and build communion in our communities and in the world.
OUR MISSION
Our Mission is to continue the Mission of Jesus, to communicate the Love of the Father, according to the Charism and Spirituality of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Tarbes: Live and build Communion.
