St. Vincent's Academy (SVA) is a

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, all-girls

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located next to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in downtown

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, United States. Founded in 1845 when Father Jeremiah Francis O’Neill brought six Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy from Charleston, South Carolina, the school operates within the

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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 Mary Melanie Holliday (born Martha Ann "Mattie" Holliday; December 14, 1850 – April 19, 1939) was an American Catholic religious sister. As a member of the Sisters of Mercy, she served as Mother superior at the St. Vincent's Academy, Convent ...

, Catholic nun and schoolteacher

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Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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