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The School of the Sacred Heart is an international network of private Catholic schools that are run by or affiliated with the Society of the Sacred Heart, which was founded in France by Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat.
Convent schools (also called monastic schools) emerged in Europe during the Early Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1000). With the disappearance of classical Roman culture in western Europe, monasteries became sites for education.
Dec 6, 2012 · Visit the Baroque Monastery Complex in St Gallen, Switzerland. The only parts of the Baroque monastery buildings in St Gallen open to most visitors are the magnificent library and the cathedral. Both are amongst the best examples of Baroque architecture in Switzerland.
Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland has been a major resting point for centuries for pilgrims travelling to Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain on the Way of St. James. The abbey operates a private high school along with a winery, sawmill, restaurant and other small businesses in order to support itself.
Since Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in France in 1801, Sacred Heart has grown and expanded across the world. The Sacred Heart network now includes 25 schools across North America and nearly 160 schools internationally.
The call to convent life drew women throughout the early modern Spanish world, from Madrid to Mexico City to Manila. For all the strictures these institutions placed upon their inhabitants, they also gave women opportunities to pursue vocations of the spirit and of the mind.
St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain is a government-assisted all-girls Roman Catholic secondary school in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in 1836 by Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, and is the oldest continuous secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago.
