Ursulines convent

Ursulines convent is a church in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Ursulines convent is situated nearby to Old Ursuline Convent Museum, as well as near Saint Mary Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Orleans Mint and Jackson Square.

New Orleans Mint

Museum

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The New Orleans Mint operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. During its years of operation, it produced over 427 million gold and silver coins of nearly every American denomination, with a total face value of over US$307 million. New Orleans Mint is situated 910 feet east of Ursulines convent.

Jackson Square

Park

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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.

Saint Louis Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, also called St. Louis Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and basilica in New Orleans, Louisiana. Saint Louis Cathedral is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Ursulines convent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Market and New Orleans.

French Market

Neighborhood

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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.

New Orleans

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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

French Quarter

Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

Ursulines convent

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.96066° or 29° 57′ 38″ north

Longitude

-90.06058° or 90° 3′ 38″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Operator

Ursulines

Open location code

76XFXW6Q+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358384562

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ursulines convent” goes by many names.

French: “Couvent des Ursulines”
Polish: “Urszulanki Unii Rzymskiej”
Spanish: “Convento de las Ursulinas”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Ursuline Convent Museum and Saint Mary Church.

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