Chirgaon
Infant Jesus School |
Prabhu Dasi Sisters (PSA) |
INFANT JESUS MISSION
Chirgaon is a town and a Municipal Board in Jhansi District, which is located 30 km away from Jhansi on the Jhansi-Kanpur highway. The place is famous for being the birth place of Maithili Sharan Gupta, the National Poet. He is also considered one among the pioneers of Khadi Boli Poetry.
Chirgaon is also said to have actively involved in Freedom Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi, who had visited Chirgaon more than one occasion. From 1935-45 hundreds of Chirgaon youth joined the movement. Many of the young generation still pursue the art of poetry here. The town is a model of the earlier structure of Indian towns. It is in this place at a village named Modkhurd, the Diocese of Jhansi established a mission station in 2010 in view of serving people, and appointed Fr. Robert Henry as the Mission In-charge and to build and start a school which is dedicated to Infant Jesus. Subsequently, the Prabhudasi Sisters were invited to work in the mission as well as in the school, and a convent was built for them in 2011. Presently, the Infant Jesus School is up to XStd affiliated to CBSE Board. Presently, Fr. Sebatian Dennis is the principal.
Previous Principal:
Fr. Robert Henry | Fr. Ala Ramesh | Fr. Paul C. John | Fr. Sebastian Denis |
Established 2010
Patron Infant Jesus
Patron’s Day January 14
Priest In-charge Fr. Sebastian Dennis
Phone 7651936799
Address Infant Jesus School, Modkhurd,
Chirgaon, Jhansi – 284301
Phone 05170 285058, 7376372064
Catholics 8
Infant Jesus School
Established 2010
Principal Fr. Sebastian Dennis
Phone 7651936799
Email sbstinns@gmail.com
Infant Jesus Convent (PSA)
Established June 28, 2011
Congregation Prabhudasi Sisters
Superior Sr. Abhaya PSA
Phone 8764123664