Infant Mary Convent - Prashanth Nivas, Jeppu, Diocese of Mangalore - Since 1898

Infant Mary’s Convent is situated in Jeppu in Mangalore city. The community was erected in 1898 at the request of Fr. Augustus Diamanti SJ, to cater to the needs of the orphans and the aged people of St. Joseph’s Asylum, now known as St. Joseph Prashanth Nivas. It was with the objective of expressing God’s love to the destitute and the most needy of our society such as the sick, the aged, the physically handicapped, the differently abled, the orphans and those in extreme need, through the works of mercy.

Jeppu is an urban area, where the evils prevalent in the social milieu are alcoholism, low morality, shallow faith, broken families, poverty, indolence and sickness such as tuberculosis, cancer, HIV\AIDS and drug addiction.

Taking the example of Mother Mary who reached out in service, the sisters, strive to serve the needy brethren of the society regardless of caste, creed, religion, gender or age. This is evident from the ever-growing number of residents at Prashanth Nivas and Children’s home. With the help of generous benefactors they do their best to make the life of the residents as comfortable as possible by providing them with decent accommodation, food, clothing, medicine, spiritual and emotional support, as well as opportunities for education. The sisters generously extend their services to the children in the school, care for the destitute and differently abled, render service to the boarding children, do social welfare and socio-pastoral service, conduct tailoring classes and take care of the elderly sisters in the infirmary. One sister renders her service at the College of Nursing at Athena Institute of Health Sciences, Mangalore and one sister renders her service in St. Gerosa High School. The sisters also visit the families of their students and the needy in the locality and are involved in the pastoral activities.