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In 1902 the monks decided to relocate the monastery and seminary to a former rice plantation at St. Benedict, Louisiana near Covington north of New Orleans. [3] The monks changed the name of the monastery and seminary from Gessen to St. Joseph. The present location of St. Joseph Abbey occupies a total of 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) of piney wooded land.
As of 1979, it was the second largest church in New Orleans, exceeded by St. Joseph Church. [3] The stained glass windows, which are extensive in the church, were designed and manufactured by Franz Mayer of Munich. [4] Construction of the present St. Stephen Church commenced in 1871 and was completed in 1887. [5]
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church & International Shrine of St. Jude is a Roman Catholic church located on Rampart Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.. It is the oldest surviving church building in the city (originally established as the Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua), the back of the church is bordered by Basin Street, and the parish is predominantly African-American.
1896 – The first wood convent was built. Sisters Flavia and Saventia with the Sisters of Christian Charity arrived in New Orleans on September 5, 1891. The sisters would commute from St. Henry's via street car until the convent was constructed in 1896 on the site of what is now the Parish center. The parish purchased the convent in 1939. [1]
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It is by some accounts the oldest structure in New Orleans, built between 1748 and 1752. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The convent and its associated school, Ursuline Academy , moved downriver to a site on Dauphine Street in the 9th Ward in 1824, turning over the original convent to the bishop of New Orleans ...