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Former Convent and Roman Catholic Girl's School of the Sisters of Mercy

Former Convent and Roman Catholic Girl's School of the Sisters of Mercy
Original function:
chapel
monastery / nunnery / canon's house / provost residence
school
Current function:
chapel
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Gyulafehérvár, Alba Iulia
Address:
Piața Iuliu Maniu
Historical Hungarian county:
Alsó-Fehér
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.0726103327, 23.5812001807
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History

The former convent and school building no longer stands, but the chapel has been preserved. It stands on the square once named after Hunyadi, which has not preserved much of its original form due to the Communist destruction of the town.

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