Ursuline Sisters & Academy. Sister Salesia Reitmeier brought the Ursuline Sisters to Kentucky in 1858 from Straubing, Bavaria and established the motherhouse (headquarters) on this site. Over 1,000 Ursuline Sisters have made major contributions to education, especially for women, in Kentucky, across our nation, and in Peru, South America. (Reverse) The Ursuline Sisters opened the Ursuline Academy for girls on this site in 1859. Over 7,000 young women graduated from the academy, taking with them the values and spirit of U. A. The academy closed in 1972. The building complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

806 East Chestnut St., Louisville, KY
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by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Highways Department #2326 of the Kentucky Historical Marker series

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