House: Kerala
Canossa Convent, Kandakadavu
The inconspicuous beginning of this convent is associated with Fr. George Arackal of venerable memory who was a native of Kandakadavu. In the year 2000 the house was canonically erected by the then Bishop of Alleppey, Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter Chenaparambil as a Christu Jayanti Jubilee gift to the diocese and to the people of Kandakadavu. From the beginning it was the desire of the bishop that the Canossian sisters start a school with CBSE curriculum. So, a Nursery was started and a new building was constructed and inaugurated in 1999. In 2001, the Primary School was shifted to the parish premises. In 2005, the then Provincial team decided to hand over the school to the Dioceses of Alleppey. But the daily administration of the school is entrusted with the sisters.
All the sisters are engaged in socio-pastoral activities such as family visits, BCC, prayer groups, catechism, preparation for the sacraments, Franciscan Family Apostolate, Holy Childhood Association and all that goes with the life of the parish.