Convent as it appeared the year of the Battle of New Orleans

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This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Almost 300 years ago, in 1727, the Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans at the invitation of Governor Bienville. While awaiting the completion of their convent in 1734, the Ursuline nuns established…