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The Ursuline Convent was founded in 1894 by nuns of the order of St. Ursula.
The Convent Schools, as they are collectively known, offer Primary education for boys and girls aged 3 to 11, and Secondary education for boys and girls aged 11 to 17.
St. Angela's is the Infant and Junior School, and St. Ursula's is the Senior School.
The School is located in a commercial area in the Bridgetown suburb of Collymore Rock, where fine examples of early colonial-style architecture can be seen today.
As a result of various challenges, such as dwindling enrollment and the COVID-19 pandemic, the school will close in August 2023. [1]
The Ursulines, also known as the Order of Saint Ursula, is an enclosed religious order of women that in 1572 branched off from the Angelines, also known as the Company of Saint Ursula. The Ursulines trace their origins to the Angeline foundress Angela Merici and likewise place themselves under the patronage of Saint Ursula. While the Ursulines took up a monastic way of life under the Rule of Saint Augustine, the Angelines operate as a secular institute. The largest group within the Ursulines is the Ursulines of the Roman Union.
Ursuline may refer to:
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