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Saint Rose Priory

 
 
Saint Rose Priory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
1. Saint Rose Priory Marker
Inscription. Founded, 1806, by Fr. Fenwick from Maryland. First Dominican religious house and second oldest priory in the U.S. Site of first Catholic college west of Alleghenies, 1807. St. Thomas School here, 1809-28. Jefferson Davis, later President of Confederacy, student, 1815-16. In 1822 Fr. Wilson founded first community of Dominican Sisters in U.S. Present church built, 1852.
 
Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 941.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
 
Location. 37° 41.549′ N, 85° 15.813′ W. Marker is near Springfield, Kentucky, in Washington County. It is on Loretto Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 868 Loretto Road, Springfield KY 40069, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s The Knobs. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Catharine (approx. 1.2 miles away); Matthew Walton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Elmwood (approx. 2.3 miles away); E. Gregory Goatley Law Office (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Lincoln Legacy (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lincoln Homestead (approx. 2.3 miles away); Busy Day In Springfield (approx. 2.3 miles away); World War I Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
 
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 St. Rose Priory. (Submitted on August 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Saint Rose Priory Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
2. Saint Rose Priory Marker - wide view
Saint Rose Priory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
3. Saint Rose Priory Marker
Saint Rose Priory Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
4. Saint Rose Priory Marker
Saint Rose Priory image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2018
5. Saint Rose Priory
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   2. submitted on August 15, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   3, 4, 5. submitted on August 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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