Turku Bridgettine Convent

Turku Bridgettine Convent is a monastery in Turku, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper which is located on Ursininkatu. Turku Bridgettine Convent is situated nearby to St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church, as well as near the fitness club Cardio gym.

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Type: Monastery
Description: convent in Turku, Finland
Address: Ursininkatu 15a

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church and Åbo Svenska Teater.

St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church

Church

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St. Bridget and Blessed Hemming Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Turku, Finland. The church building, completed in 1966, is located in the center of Turku in Ursininkatu.

Åbo Svenska Teater

Theater building

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Åbo Svenska Teater is a Finland-Swedish theatre in the city of Turku in Finland and the oldest theatre in the country, founded in 1839. The building itself is also the oldest still functioning theatre house in Finland. Åbo Svenska Teater is situated 600 metres east of Turku Bridgettine Convent.

Mannerheiminpuisto

Park

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Mannerheiminpuisto is a park, which is situated 280 metres west of Turku Bridgettine Convent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Centre and Puolalanmäki.

City Centre

Suburb

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The city of Turku, Finland is divided into nine wards and into 87 non-governmental districts. These are composed of individual suburbs, and in the very centre of the city, sectors of the central business district are identified by Roman numerals.

Puolalanmäki

Neighborhood

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Puolalanmäki is a neighborhood.

Pohjola

Suburb

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Pohjola is a district of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located to the north of the city centre, between Ratapihankatu and Kähäri. Turku Central railway station is located in Pohjola, and about half of the district's land area is owned by the VR railway company.

Turku Bridgettine Convent

Category: religion
Location: Turku, Turku, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.44996° or 60° 26′ 60″ north

Longitude

22.25517° or 22° 15′ 19″ east

Open location code

9GG4C7X4+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9727397555

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=monastery

Wikidata ID

Q17280910

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Turku Bridgettine Convent” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Turun birgittalaisluostari”
French: “Monastère de l’Ordre de Sainte-Brigitte à Turku”
French: “monastère de l’Ordre de Sainte-Brigitte”
Russian: “Монастырь Святой Биргитты (Турку)”
Russian: “Монастырь Святой Бригитты”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cardio gym and Turun Kotikirkko.

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