convents
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Old Ursuline Convent
New Orleans, Louisiana
1745-1753; 1845
The Old Ursuline Convent in New Orleans has the honor of being the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. It was constructed in French Colonial style 1745-53 for nuns from Normandy to nurse the poor and teach young girls.
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Anderlecht Beguinage
Brussels, Belgium
This was the home of the Beguines, Catholic lay sisters who were mostly widows of Crusaders. They lived in small houses grouped around a pleasant courtyard, two of which are preserved as a museum.
