OUR JOURNEY
History of the Province of Our Lady of the Mount
A Journey of Faith, Hospitality and Service
From its humble beginnings in 1910, the FHIC presence in India has grown through a century of faith, service and compassionate hospitality. Responding to the needs of the people in different places and circumstances, the sisters have served through education, healthcare, social ministry, formation and care of the poor and vulnerable.
This is the story of that journey.
1910 – Mount Mary Convent, Bandra
1911 – St. Joseph Convent, Bellary
1911 – Novitiate at Mount Mary Convent, Bandra
1912 – Foundation of Community at Convent of the Sacred Heart, Prabhadevi
1916 – Sprouting of a new apostolate at Bellary – in response to children dying of hunger and disease
1918 – FHIC tend to the sick during influenza epidemic in India – aftermath of the First World War
1923 – FHIC undertake Women’s Welfare Work at Dadar Convent; FHIC undertake Needle Work Project at Byculla
1927 – FHIC provide Soup Kitchen for the poor in Daman
1930 – Establishment of a High School in Bandra
1932 – Creche and Rescue Home in Goa
1935 – Holiday Home in Wellington
1936 – School in Margao; English Medium School in Bulsar, Gujarat
1938 – FHIC among the Tribals in Khanvel
1942 – School at Campal, Goa; Nursing Home in Madras
1944 – Dispensary at Khanvel
1945 – Presentation Convent in Margao
1946 – Foundation of St. Philomena Convent, Nasik Road. English and Marathi Medium Schools
1949 – Hospital and Maternity Home in Madras
1950 – Boarding Section, Khanvel
1954 – High School in Panjim
1955 – FHIC teach in Parish School at Remedy, Vasai
1955 – Novitiate shifted to Goa
1956 – FHIC at St. Patrick Convent, Devlali
1960 – Two Vice-Provinces were formed:
Our Lady of the Mount Vice-Province — Indian Union
St. Francis Xavier Vice-Province — Portuguese India
1962 – Foundation of FHIC in Bilimora
1963 – Amalgation of two Novitiates in Bandra
1963 – St. Elizabeth Convent School opened at Holi, Bassein
1963 – Foundation of FHIC in Navsari, Gujarat
1964 – Foundation of Home for the Aged, Old Goa
1964 – Foundation of Nirmala Convent High School, Nasik City
1967 – O.P.M. Creche in Merces, Goa
1967 – Canonical erection of the Province of Our Lady of the Mount by fusion of two Vice-Provinces
1968 – Home for the Aged, Benaulim; Goa – Social Service Centre, Manori
1971 – FHIC in Sadashivgad
1973 – House of Formation in Goregaon
1975 – FHIC at St. Joseph Convent, Lucknow
1976 – Lar de Santa Clara, Margao
1980 – High School in Ponda
1981 – Mentally challenged home, Caranzalem
1983 – Hospital in Bellary & School of Nursing in Madras
1983 – FHIC invited to run Cardinal Gracias Memorial Hospital, Sandor, Bassein
1983 – Social Service Centre at Indira Nagar, Lucknow
1984 – FHIC run Boys Hostel in Nainital
1984 – FHIC initiated Mission at Ashagad, Dahanu
1986 – CONFHIC INDIA CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
1992 – Unfolding of the Province of Our Lady of the Mount to give an origin to the PROVINCE OF THE IMMACULATE HOSPITALLER
1992 – Foundation of the first Community at Sorsogon, Phillipines
1993 – FHIC in New Delhi
1995 – FHIC in Clara Niwas, Bairagarh, Bhopal
1997 – Foundation at Manila, Phillipines
2001 – Novitiate shifted to Nashik City
2009 – Novitiate shifted to Devlali
2009 – FHIC in Clara Niketan, Girls Hostel, Bhopal
2011 – Foundation of Community at Tanay, Phillipines
– Foundation of Community at Jhabua
– Foundation of Community at Jashpur
– Foundation of ‘Libania’ – Home for Mentally Challenged Girls, Holi, Vasai
2013 – Foundation of the Community of St. Clare, Meghalaya
2024 – The FHIC sisters began their presence and ministry at Dumka, Jharkhand
2026 – The Novitiate was reopened at Devlali; a Hostel for college-going girls was started at Bandra
2026 – A Hostel for college-going girls was started at Vasai