St Catharine's Convent (Edinburgh)
St Catharine's Convent may refer to: * St Catharine's Convent, Augsburg, Germany * St Catharine's Convent, Edinburgh, Scotland See also * St. Catherine (other) St. Catherine or St. Katherine may refer to a number of saints named Catherine, or: Geography Canada * St. Catharines, a city in Ontario * St. Catharines (electoral district), federal *St. Catharines (provincial electoral district), in Ontario ...

St Catharine's Convent, Augsburg
St Catharine's Convent in Augsburg, Germany was a community of Dominican nuns. It was founded in the Am Gries suburb of the city in 1243 before moving into the city centre eight years later. It was dissolved in 1802 and the nuns vacated the monastery in 1807. In 1834 some of the convent buildings were re-used to house the Königliche Polytechnische Schule and a trade school. In 1835 the former convent church was converted into the Staatsgalerie Altdeutscher Meister, a branch of the Bavarian State Painting Collections The Bavarian State Painting Collections (german: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen), based in Munich, Germany, oversees artwork held by the Free State of Bavaria. It was established in 1799 as ''Centralgemäldegaleriedirektion''. Artwork includes ..., which is still there today. Hans Pörnbacher: Maria Königin der Engel. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 1999, , S. 1. In 1877 the building was taken over by a district primary school, now known as the Holbein-Gymna ...
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St Catharine's Convent, Edinburgh
St Catharine's Convent or St Catharine’s Mercy Centre is a Catholic convent of the Sisters of Mercy and a centre for the homeless in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built in 1860 and originally designed by David Cousin, with additions made in 1887 and 1892. It is located on the corner of Lauriston Gardens and Lauriston Place in the Lauriston area of Edinburgh. In 1992, it became a Mercy Centre with the mission of helping the local homeless. In 1989, it was designated a category B listed building. History Foundation In 1831, the Sisters of Mercy were founded in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. In 1849, Sisters of Mercy from Limerick came to Glasgow to found a community in Garnethill (now part of St Aloysius' College). They were invited by the Bishop James Gillis, the Apostolic Vicar of the Eastern District of Scotland to found a convent in Edinburgh. In 1860, they moved into Lauriston. Construction The building was originally designed by David Cousin. It was built in 1860. ...
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