Formative Years by Rev. Fr. Thomas Kuriacose S.J.
Courtesy : Aloysian Centenary Souvenir 1895 - 1995 Formative Years by Rev. Fr. Thomas Kuriacose S.J. The beginnings of the great school Aloysians are so legitimately proud of are shrouded in the mist of conflicting dates and names. We do know how ever, that as early as 1894 there was a Sinhalese school in Galle opened by Fr C.J.B. Fernando who, incidentally, was the first Ceylonese to pursue his ecclesiastical studies in the then very prestigious and coveted Propaganda College, Rome. Resting on top of the hill by the side of the Cathedral, the school was known as the Mount Calvary Sinhala School. Some would even trace its origin to the Portuguese period when Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits worked in Galle. The Dutch persecutions put an end to their presence. The hill on which the school stood became the place for public executions. When towards the close of the Dutch period some Catholics plucked up courage and were bold enough to claim back some of the ...
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