Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Nazareth College
Photographed by Kevin W., December 12, 2023
1. Nazareth College Marker
Mother House of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth since 1822. The first establishment was made in 1812 at St. Thomas Plantation five miles southwest of Bardstown. The site of Nazareth Academy, now Nazareth College of Kentucky, founded 1814, chartered 1829. Bishop John Baptist Mary David and Mother Catherine Spalding, co-founders, buried in cemetery.
Erected 1966 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 896.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
Location. 37° 50.788′ N, 85° 27.588′ W. Marker is in Bardstown, Kentucky, in Nelson County. It is at the intersection of Louisville Road (U.S. 150) and Nazareth Road, on the right when traveling south on Louisville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bardstown KY 40004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area. 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: Civil War in Bardstown (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Early Turnpike / Mile Stones, ca. 1835 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ben Johnson House / Confederate Flag Raising
this page online
Also see . . . Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Order website homepage (Submitted on March 16, 2014.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 14, 2014
2. Louisville Rd & Nazareth Rd (facing south)
Photographed by Kevin W., December 12, 2023
3. The Mother House at Nazareth College
St. Vincent Church is to the right of the Mother House in this photograph.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 14, 2014
4. Nazareth College Marker
This marker was recently replaced with an identical one.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,010 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 16, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
