Our Lady of the Lake University
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Marker Text: The heritage of the Catholic University reflects the early educational efforts of Jean Martin Moye, an 18th-century French and American bishop at 1866 council mandates. Bishop Dubuis of Texas that same year recruited sisters from the congregation of Divine Providence, in the Lorraine village of St. Jean De Basse, to come to Texas. In 1898 after years of work in Austin and Castroville, Mother Florence Walter relocated the congregation to San Antonio.
A sixteen-acre site on the edge of Lake Elmendoff in the city's early lake view addition. Was chosen for the establishment of a girl's academy the school opened in 1896, with offerings from kindergarten through high school. Classes were first held in a four-story brick building. Adjacent land and new structures were added as the school grew. College course were first offered in 1911. Eight years later, the school obtained the status of a senior college. From a foundation of progressive enrollment European educational philosophy. Our lady of the Lake University was developed as one of Texas' leading institutions of higher learning. (1986) |
Marker No: 3888
Aluminum 27 X 42 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.426020,-98.543655
Location: 411 SW 24th Street, San Antonio
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