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unusual facts about Ursuline


St. Catherine Monastery, Olomouc

The Monastery of St. Catherine in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic, was founded in 1287 for a community of Dominican nuns in 1287, who occupied it until 1782, when it passed over to the Ursuline nuns.


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Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

During its early years, the Ursuline Sisters helped Atma Jaya by providing classrooms at their school complexes in Lapangan Banteng Utara and at Santa Theresia, Menteng.

Joseph Storey

Storey maintained an excellent working relationship with the sisters of the Ursuline convent who were encouraging and adventurous clients, and subsequently recommended him highly to become the architect for a similar project for the Ursuline Religious Order in Lima, Peru.

Mademoiselle Montansier

At 14 she fled from the Ursuline convent in Bordeaux, she was there engaged by an acting troupe and — in love with a handsome young actor — embarked for America.

O'Connell College Preparatory School

It was founded in 1968 as a consolidation of Galveston Island's three existing Catholic high schools: Kirwin High School (Boys, founded in 1927) and Dominican High School (Girls, founded in 1882) and Ursuline Academy (Girls, founded in 1847) and is the only Roman Catholic high school in Galveston County.

Princess Maria Antonia of Parma

During the following years she led a quiet and modest life in the Ursuline convent in Parma.

St. Rose's High School, Guyana

Six nuns and two postulants from the Ursuline convent in Athlone, Ireland traveled to the then-colony of British Guiana in 1847.

Université du Québec à Rimouski

The first Ursuline monastery opened in Rimouski in 1906, perched on a hill overlooking the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.


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