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__NOTOC__ Loretto may refer to: Places Austria *Loretto, Austria, a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Burgenland in Austria Canada * Loretto, Ontario India *Loretto, a village in Bantwal taluk, Karnataka state, India United States (by state) *Loretto, Kentucky * Loretto, Michigan *Loretto, Minnesota * Loretto, Nebraska *Loretto, Pennsylvania *Loretto, Tennessee *Loretto, Virginia * Loretto (Wytheville, Virginia) Buildings and establishments * Villa Loretto, Peekskill, New York *Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto, Pennsylvania * Our Lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery, Honey Creek, Wisconsin Education *Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School, North York, Toronto, Ontario *Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas) *Loretto Academy (Kansas City, Missouri) *Loretto Academy (St. Louis, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri *Loretto College, part of the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ontario *Loretto College School, Earlscou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto, Austria
Loretto ( hu, Lorettom) is a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Burgenland Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of .... Population References Cities and towns in Eisenstadt-Umgebung District {{Burgenland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas)
Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It was opened in 1923 and was founded by Mother M. Praxedes Carty. is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Grades Pre-K3-5 are coeducational, while grades 6-12 are all girls. Background The Sisters of Loretto had previously established several schools in Las Cruces and El Paso. In the early 1920s, Mother M. Praxedes Carty of the Sisters of Loretto came to El Paso to establish a new school. On March 20, 1922, she purchased 19 acres of land in the Austin Terrace area, which was considered a bad place to put the school. The area was open desert on a hilltop and was accessible by streetcar. For the time period, it was considered to be a long distance from the downtown area. Because of the location, people were unsure if parents would send their children to the school. People began to call the project "Praxedes' Folly." The building was designed by Trost & Trost. Gustavus A. Trost was friends with Mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto Chapel
The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, is a former Roman Catholic church that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel. It is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair"). The Sisters of Loretto credited St. Joseph with its construction. It has been the subject of legend, and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the Sisters of Loretto. History The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. Projectus ended up being the main architect for the project, basing his Gothic Revival design—complete with spires, buttresses, and stained glass windows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters Of Loretto
The Sisters of Loretto or the Loretto Community is a Catholic religious institute that strives "to bring the healing Spirit of God into our world." Founded in the United States in 1812 and based in the rural community of Nerinx, Kentucky, the organization has communities in 16 US states and in Bolivia, Chile, China, Ghana, Pakistan, and Peru. The Sisters of Loretto are sometimes confused with the Sisters of Loreto, whose members included Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Better known as The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this congregation, which runs Loreto Schools around the world, was founded by Englishwoman Mary Ward in 1609. The Sisters of Loreto and Loretto are not related. History The Sisters of Loretto were founded in 1812 by three women, Mary Rhodes, Ann Havern, and Christina Stuart, under the guidance of Rev. Charles Nerinckx in Kentucky, under the name of The Little Society of the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross. Their mission was to educate the poor chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teikyo Loretto Heights University
Colorado Heights University was a private university in Denver, Colorado. It was part of the Teikyo University Group. In July, 2009 it changed its name from Teikyo Loretto Heights University to Colorado Heights University. It opened in 1989 on the campus of the former Loretto Heights College and closed in 2016 due to declining enrollment. History At the end of the 19th century, Mother Pancratia (Mary Louise Bonfils 1852-1915), of the Sisters of Loretto, had the vision to educate women in the Rocky Mountain region. In 1886, Loretto Heights Academy was founded as a Catholic girls' high school in the building now used as Colorado Heights University's Administration Building. The landmark Administration Building was a Romanesque six-story structure, designed by Denver architect Frank E. Edbrooke (1840-1921). The Administration Building was built from red sandstone and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. Over the years, the school became a college and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto School Of Childhood
Loretto School of Childhood is a private coeducational day school serving pupils in preschool through tenth grade (ages 2 to 16). The school was founded by Jude C. Ogu on 7 September 1998. However, it became fully operational on 8 September 2000. Currently, the school has its campuses situated at Rumuigbo and Igwuruta in Rivers State. See also *List of schools in Port Harcourt This is a list of notable schools in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria. It includes both public and private schools. * Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School, Elelenwo * Ash Merlyn International School, Elelenwo ... * * References External links * Schools in Port Harcourt 1998 establishments in Nigeria 1990s establishments in Rivers State Private schools in Port Harcourt Secondary schools in Rivers State Educational institutions established in 1998 Primary schools in Rivers State {{RiversState-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto School
Loretto School, founded in 1827, is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 0 to 18. The campus occupies in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. History The school was founded by the Reverend Thomas Langhorne in 1827. Langhorne came from Crosby Ravensworth in Westmorland. He named the school for Loretto House, his then home, which was itself named for a medieval chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto which had formerly stood on the site of the school. The school was later taken over by his son, also Thomas Langhorne. The last link with the Langhorne family was Thomas' son John, who was a master at Loretto from 1890 to 1897, and later headmaster at John Watson's Institution. Loretto was later under the headmastership of Dr. Hely Hutchinson Almond from 1862 to 1903. In the 1950s the school increased the accommodation in science laboratories, established arts as a part of the curriculum and introduced the chapel service as part of the daily school life. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto High School
Loretto High School was a small, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory school for young women in Sacramento, California. Although located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento the school was independent of the diocese. In 2005, Loretto High School celebrated its 50th anniversary. In June 2009, the school closed. Many students transferred to coed Christian Brothers and fellow all-girls St. Francis High School to complete their high school education, while others decided to go to public schools such as Mira Loma High School or El Camino Fundamental High School. Location The school was founded by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose members are commonly known as the Loreto Sisters, is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women dedicated to education founded in Saint-Omer by an Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609. The cong ... in 1955. The campus was located at a plot between El Camino Avenue near Bell Street in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretto College School
Loretto College School (a.k.a. Loretto College, or Loretto), formerly the Loretto Abbey Day School and Loretto Abbey Day School and College, is a Catholic high school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, formerly the Metropolitan Separate School Board. The institution was founded by the Loretto Sisters (Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in 1915, whose founder (Blessed Mary Ward) advocated for excellent education for young women so that they might "do great things". The name "college" refers to the school's association with Loretto College, a component of the University of St. Michael's College, part of the University of Toronto. History Loretto College School was founded as a private school by the Sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1915. The roots of the school go back to 1847 when the Loretto Sisters from Ireland opened a boarding and day school for young Catholic women in Toronto. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of St
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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