[1][2][3][4] The school is run by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Before the independence of India, there was a need for a girls' school in Tirunelveli.
To meet this need, St. Ignatius' was founded in 1921 by a Belgian sister called Mother Marie Louise de Meester.
The motto of the school is Virtue is our strongest shield.
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