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Colegio de las Hijas de Jesus is a school run by theDaughters of Jesus located at Ledesma St.,Iloilo City,Philippines. It was first founded by SaintCandida Maria de Jesus.
In 1932, fournuns of the Congregacion de las Hijas de Jesus fromSpain arrived in thePhilippines. They were Sister Porta, Sister Maria Rey, Sr. Brigida Sagardoy and Sr. Teresa Garcia. They wanted every child to learn Christian values and principles so they established its mother house inPototan, Iloilo where it founded its first school, Colegio de la Immaculada Concepcion.
In 1936, they established a school in Iloilo City namedColegio de Santo Angel temporarily administered by these four nuns while waiting for six other nuns from Spain. Shortly these six nuns arrived and took over theschool administration. They were Sisters Saturnina Herrero, Patria Ortega, Eloisa Alonso, Angeles de Dios, Victoria Ruiz and Concepcion Tolosa. The school opened on June 7 the same year, with only three classes—kindergarten, Grades I and II and was supported byTanza parish priest, Mill Hill Missionary Fr. Lawrence Rogan and Bishop James McCloskey ofJaro.
During the war, the school was closed. It reopened after the war with the addition of ahigh school department. Its name was changed to Colegio de las Hijas de Jesus.[citation needed]
The address of the school is Ledesma Street, 5000 Iloilo City, Philippines.
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