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:''This article is about an establishment in Alabama. For the Convent and Academy of the Visitation located in Washington, D.C., see Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School.'' The Convent and Academy of the Visitation, properly known today as the Visitation Monastery, is a historic complex of Roman Catholic religious buildings and a small cemetery in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The buildings and grounds were documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1992 as a part of Historic Roman Catholic Properties in Mobile Multiple Property Submission.〔 It, along with the Convent of Mercy, is one of two surviving historic convent complexes in Mobile. ==History== The Convent of the Visitation was founded by Bishop Michael Portier, the first bishop of Mobile. Portier wished to found a convent for the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary so that they could provide education to girls in his diocese, due to a lack of schools. He obtained permission from Pope Gregory XVI for that purpose and in 1832 the first five sisters arrived from Georgetown.〔 The academy taught 40 students the first year and enrollment continued to increase up until a fire in May 1854 destroyed the buildings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work="Visitation Monastery" )〕 Rebuilding of the convent commenced one month after the fire with a new quadrangle of buildings that form the core of the convent to the present day. Architect James Henry Hutchisson designed these buildings in a French Renaissance style. They were completed in 1855.〔 The academy had grown to include a high school and grammar school by the early 1900s. They were housed in a three story school building on the west side of the quadrangle, built in 1900. Both had closed by 1952 and the former school building was demolished in 1953.〔 The sisters then began a retreat house. The retreat continues into the present, hosting retreat groups for men, women, and adolescents, as well as a variety of other events. Numerous major restoration efforts were undertaken from 1985 to 1991. The interiors of Sacred Heart Chapel were completely restored beginning 1998 with rededication late in 1999.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Convent and Academy of the Visitation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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