Ursuline Convent was a series of historic Ursuline convents in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In 1727, at the request of Governor Étienne Perier, nuns from the Ursuline Convent of Rouen went t
Northwest façade of the Old Ursuline Convent
A 1733 elevation of the first building
The Ursulines have a long history in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans
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Arrival of the Ursulines in New Orleans, 1727 (19th century depiction)
First Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, 1734
This staircase in the 2nd Ursuline Convent, in the French Quarter, was salvaged from the earlier First building.
Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter while it was the Archbishop's Palace