Academy of the Holy Family
Private, day & boarding, college-prep school in Baltic, , Connecticut, United States
The Academy of the Holy Family (AHF) is private Catholic all-girls college preparatory school in Baltic, Connecticut. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Norwich.
History
The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of Mercy was founded as a parochial community by Msgr Johannes Zwijsen on November 23, 1832, at Tilburg in the Netherlands. It was his intention to "simply to “establish a school where poor children could be taught reading, writing, sewing, and knitting”. The community soon spread beyond the parish, and in 1874 was invited to open a school in the United States.
When the Sisters arrived they first established a grade school and a girls’ high school for day and resident students in the small mill town of Sprague, Connecticut, where the motherhouse is located.[2] In 1970, the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, split off as a separate community and continue to operate HFA.
The Academy is approved by the State of Connecticut and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and colleges.[3] It is owned and operated by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church.[4]
Notes and references
- ^ NEASC-CIS. "NEASC-Commission on Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ^ "Sisters of Charity", Academy of the Holy Family
- ^ Betz, Eileen E., "144th Commencement Exercises of the Academy of the Holy Family ", Patch, June 4, 2019
- ^ AHF. "Academy of the Holy Family Website". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
External links
- Official website
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich
- Bishops
- Bernard Joseph Flanagan
- Vincent Joseph Hines
- Daniel Patrick Reilly
- Daniel Anthony Hart
- Michael Richard Cote
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Patrick
- Parishes
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill
- St. Joseph Parish, Rockville
- St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown
- St. John Parish, Middletown
- St. Sebastian Parish, Middletown
- College and seminary
- Holy Apostles College and Seminary
- Elementary schools
- Sacred Heart School, Groton
- Sacred Heart School, Taftville
- Saint James School, Danielson
- Saint John School, Old Saybrook
- Saint John Paul II School, Middletown
- Saint Joseph School, Baltic
- Saint Joseph School, New London
- Saint Joseph School, North Grosvernordale
- Saint Mary-Saint Joseph School, Willimantic
- Saint Michael School, Pawtucket
- Saint Patrick Cathedral School, Norwich
- High schools
- Academy of the Holy Family, Baltic
- Marianapolis Preparatory School, Thompson
- Mercy High School, Middletown
- Saint Bernard High School, Uncasville
- Xavier High School, Middletown
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