St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo

St. Bridget's Convent is a private girls' school in , . It was founded on February 1, 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church of in Ceylon.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 7:30 AM—1:30 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: closed
  • Email: stbridgetsconvent@gmail.com
  • Type: School
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: private school in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “St Bridget Convent” and “St Bridget’s Convent, Colombo”
  • Address: 85 Albert Crescent, Colombo 07
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.

Museum
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The , also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in and the largest in . Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. is situated 380 metres west of St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo.

Theater building
Photo: Dhammikah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre is a performing arts centre in , . The theatre opened on 15 December 2011. is situated 170 metres northwest of St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo.

Pitch
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. is situated 280 metres southeast of St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.

Village
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, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in , , located directly south of the .

Village
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is an up-market residential suburb of , within the Kotte municipality in the western province of , and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. is situated 3½ km southeast of St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo.

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is the largest city and commercial capital of , and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo

Latitude
6.90978° or 6° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
79.86432° or 79° 51′ 52″ east
Inception
February 1st, 1902
Open location code
6JRXWV57+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2419520012
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7592722
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Urdu—“St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “St Bridget’s Convent, Colombo”
  • Japanese: “聖ブリジット修道院 (コロンボ)”
  • Tamil: “புனித பிரிஜட் கன்னியர் மடம்”
  • Urdu: “سینٹ برجٹس کانونٹ، کولمبو”

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