St. Vincent's Academy (SVA) is a
private,
Catholic, all-girls
high school located next to the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in downtown
Savannah, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1845 when Father Jeremiah Francis O’Neill brought six
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy from
Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
, South Carolina, the school operates within the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah and enrolls about 350 girls in
grades
Grade most commonly refers to:
* Grade (education), a measurement of a student's performance
* Grade, the number of the year a student has reached in a given educational stage
* Grade (slope), the steepness of a slope
Grade or grading may also r ...
9-
12.
Notable alumni
The early history of St. Vincent's is intertwined with that of Savannah and the South. During the Civil War, eight-year-old Maggie Davis, whose father Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate States of America, became a student at St. Vincent's. Her brother also came to the convent daily to recite his lessons.
Notable faculty
*
Sister Mary Melanie Holliday, Catholic nun and schoolteacher
See also
*
National Catholic Educational Association
References
External links
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
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Catholic secondary schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Educational institutions established in 1845
Girls' schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
Schools in Savannah, Georgia
Sisters of Mercy schools
Savannah Historic District