Cabrini Orphange and Convent Chapel, New Orleans, LA.

In the main building of the former Cabrini Orphanage, now a girls' high school, is an historic chapel that dates to the early part of the Twentieth-century. Mother Cabrini, (Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini), foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, founded this institution to house orphan immigrant children of New Orleans who were orphaned by the Yellow Fever Epidemic. Mother Cabrini arrived in New Orleans in 1892, and historical records indicate that she selected the property along Esplanade Avenue and, with the help of a wealthy Italian benefactor, built the main building which still houses this beautiful chapel. After her death, Mother Cabrini was elevated to sainthood in the Catholic Church, and the sisters of her order continued to be an influence on the New Orleans Italian community. In 1959, the former orphanage building and grounds were expanded to become a girls high school.


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In the main building of the former Cabrini Orphanage, now a girls' high school, is an historic chapel that dates to the early part of the Twentieth-century. Mother Cabrini, (Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini), foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, founded this institution to house orphan immigrant children of New Orleans who were orphaned by the Yellow Fever Epidemic. Mother Cabrini arrived in New Orleans in 1892, and historical records indicate that she selected the property along Esplanade Avenue and, with the help of a wealthy Italian benefactor, built the main building which still houses this beautiful chapel. After her death, Mother Cabrini was elevated to sainthood in the Catholic Church, and the sisters of her order continued to be an influence on the New Orleans Italian community. In 1959, the former orphanage building and grounds were expanded to become a girls high school.












Courtyard is remeniscent of construction in many convents of Europe.