convent A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The term is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican ...

is a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters or nuns, or the building used by such a community. Convent or convento may also refer to:

Places

Convent, Louisiana Convent () is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area . As of the 2010 census, its population was ...

, U.S. *

Convent Gallery The Convent Gallery is located in the Spa region of Daylesford, in Central Victoria, Australia. The Convent Gallery's origins date back to the 1860s gold rush, home to the Gold Commissioner, and then known as 'Blarney Castle'. The Catholic ...

, an art museum in Australia *

Convento Building (Mission San Fernando) The Convento Building, known for its iconic arched portico or colonnade, was built between 1808 and 1822 and is the only original building remaining at the Mission San Fernando Rey de España in the Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, Mission ...

, on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places *

Hotel El Convento Hotel El Convento is a small hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what was a Carmelite convent, adjoining the San Juan Cathedral square. The cathedral is the second oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. Hotel El Convento is the oldest m ...

, a hotel in Puerto Rico * Convento, a town in

Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...

, Italy

Schools

Dominican Convent High School, Harare Dominican Convent High School (commonly referred to as Convent) is a private Catholic day school for girls in Harare, Zimbabwe. One of the oldest established schools in Zimbabwe, Dominican Convent was founded in 1892 by Mother Patrick Cosgrave, ...

, Zimbabwe *

Dominican Convent High School, Bulawayo Dominican Convent High School (informally referred to as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children are given instruction during the day ...

, Zimbabwe *

Dominican Convent Primary School, Bulawayo Dominican Convent Primary School (also known as Convent or DC) is a Catholic, independent, preparatory day school for girls in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The school was founded in 1895 by the Dominican Sisters, laying its claim to being the oldest s ...

, Zimbabwe *

Dominican Convent Primary School, Harare Dominican may refer to: Religious communities * Dominican Order, a Catholic order, formally the Order of Preachers * Anglican Order of Preachers, loosely referred to as Dominicans Dominican Republic * Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispan ...

, Zimbabwe

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Convent (band) Emilie Autumn Liddell (born September 22, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author, and violinist. Autumn's musical style is described by her as "Fairy Pop", "Fantasy Rock" or "Victoriandustrial". It is influenced by glam rock and ...

, a project of Emilie Autumn

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