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The first convent in Philadelphia was established by five Irish immigrants. The women were approached in Dublin, Ireland, by a Philadelphia-based priest and convinced to set up a school in the city. In 1833, they arrived in Philadelphia and founded the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Dec 9, 2011 · In 1909, not one of a dozen other cities examined had schools as overcrowded as Philadelphia’s, where one-third of the students could only attend school part time for lack of classroom space. School reform had been long in coming. In 1893, advocates finally overcame opposition and passed child labor laws.
Jan 20, 2012 · Half of the Philadelphia School District’s 257 schools were built before World War II. About one in ten is rated “poor” for condition; more than half only “fair.” One hundred years ago, there weren’t enough buildings to educate Philadelphia’s 182,637 public school students.
Oct 25, 1993 · HISTORY: Built by Henry John Bailey, responsible for Bailey's Emporium (qv No.44 Totnes Road) and Coniston in Sands Road (qv). The house was sold to the Marist Sisters in 1908 and became a convent school which closed in 1982 (Tully).
May 12, 2021 · What has been St. Michael’s Hall since 1924, when the nuns acquired it, started as an opulent estate for a string of wealthy Philadelphia families. Now the religious order, which runs Chestnut Hill College, wants to sell the 15-room mansion and its 4 acres of landscaped grounds.
May 18, 2021 · What has been St. Michael’s Hall since 1924, when the nuns acquired it, started as an opulent estate for a string of wealthy Philadelphia families. Now the religious order, which runs Chestnut...
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Convent schools (also called monastic schools) emerged in Europe during the Early Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1000). With the disappearance of classical Roman culture in western Europe, monasteries became sites for education.
