Blessed Mother Mariam Thresia,
The Foundress of the Congregation of the Holy Family
The roots of Holy Family School, Bhagalpur lie deep in the vision of Blessed Mother Mariam Thresia, theFoundress of the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was born in the ChiramelMankidiyan family in Puthenchira, Kerala, on 26th April 1876. Her whole life had been a beautiful and powerful utterance of her passion for the Lord and compassion for His people.
At a time when women were destined to spend their lives within the four walls of their homes, she went out to seek the poor and the suffering to wipe out their tears and to inculcate values that would bring ultimate joy and peace.
Mother Mariam Thresia was convinced that the world could be saved only through families embedded on the rock of love. She founded a new congregation dedicated to the cause of families on 14th May 1914. knowing that education of women is crucial for the formation of ideal families, she started a primary school the very next year. She built up the