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Convent of Mercy could refer to: * Convent of Mercy, Adelaide, whose chapel was designed by architect Walter Bagot in 1920 *Convent of Mercy (Mobile, Alabama) The Convent of Mercy, known today as the St. Francis Place Condominiums, is a small complex of historic Roman Catholic religious buildings in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It consists of two buildings, the former convent and the former school. ... * Convent of Mercy (Pittsburgh) {{disambig, church ...
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Walter Bagot (architect)
Walter Hervey Bagot (17 March 1880 – 27 July 1963) was a South Australian architect. He was one of the last great proponents of the traditional school of South Australian architecture. He founded Woods & Bagot in 1905. Early life and education Bagot was born in North Adelaide, the son of pastoralist John Bagot (1849–1910), John Bagot MHA, and Lucy Josephine Ayers; his grandfathers were Charles Hervey Bagot and Sir Henry Ayers He was educated at the Collegiate School of St Peter. After serving an apprenticeship with the architect Edward John Woods in Adelaide for four years, in 1902 Bagot went to England where he studied architecture at King's College London. He won the silver medal of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, and in 1904 was admitted as an associate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Career Bagot returned to Adelaide in 1905, and was taken into partnership with Woods, forming Woods Bagot, Woods & Bagot. The practice grew to include other pr ...
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Convent Of Mercy (Mobile, Alabama)
The Convent of Mercy, known today as the St. Francis Place Condominiums, is a small complex of historic Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic religious buildings in Mobile, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States. It consists of two buildings, the former convent and the former school. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1992 as a part of the Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile Multiple Property Submission. It, along with the Convent and Academy of the Visitation, is one of two surviving historic convent complexes in Mobile. History The Sisters of Mercy first came to Mobile in 1884 with the new bishop, Dominic Manucy, for service in St. Joseph's Parish. Their social works mission included visiting the sick in their homes, the destitute in the poorhouse and the imprisoned in the jails. They also performed instruction in schools and prepared sacramentals. They founded St. Joseph's School, later to be called the Convent of Mercy Acade ...
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