Does a list of the attendees of this school exist? If so could you let us know where we might find it. Betty Ann Davies -----Original Message----- From: laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:laorlean-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Long Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:08 AM To: Orleans Parish listserve Subject: [LAORLEAN] FW: Re: St. Michael's School 1850 Thanks to those on the NOVA last who answered this question; the identity of the school was confirmed by Jay Schexnaydre of the St. James Parish list. > [Original Message] > From: GACHGS Webmaster <webmaster@gachgs.com> > To: <carolynlong@earthlink.net> > Date: 04/17/2008 10:02:18 PM > Subject: Re: St. Michael's School 1850 > > Carolyn, > > The school would be the "Convent" for which the town of Convent gets its name. This Convent was located approximately 3/4 of a mile up river from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. This school was known as the Academy of the Sacred Heart or St. Michael's Convent. The building was torn down many years ago. > > It was run by a religious order of nuns based in France. As a boarding school wealthy girls from all over Louisiana, the US and Central & South America attended the school. RSCJ is the initials for religious order of nuns "Religieux de Sacri-Coeur de Jisu" (Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). All Catholic priests, brothers and nuns that belong to a specific order sign their name with the initials of their order. Annette Praz was likely the headmistress of the school at the time when she wrote to Archbishop Antoine Blanc. > > This is not to be confused with the small white school house currently located next to the church which operated in the 20th century as a small parochial school and closed in the early 1970s. > > Sincerely > Jay Schexnaydre > Webmaster, GACHGS > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net> > > Subject: St. Michael's School 1850 > > Sent: 14 Apr '08 16:54 > > > > On the website for the Notre Dame Archives I found some correspondence > > between Madame Annette Praz, R.S.C.J., St. Michael, Louisiana and > > Archbishop Anthony Blanc, New Orleans, regarding a pupil at the school, > > dated 1850. Would this be the St. Michael's School at Convent, Louisiana? > > Does anybody know what R.S.C.J. means? Thanks for your help. > > > > --- Carolyn Long > > --- [LINK: mailto:carolynlong@earthlink.net] carolynlong@earthlink.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1383 - Release Date: 04/17/2008 9:00 AM