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HISTORY OF ST
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HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY (SJA) and OUR LADY ACADEMY (OLA)
and
OUR LADY OF THE WOODS SHRINE
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church and St. Joseph Academy (right of church) prior to the fire of 1907
OLA was founded in 1971, and was established on the grounds of another all-female school called St. Joseph Academy which provided education to young women from 1855 to 1967. Please read below for a more comprehensive account of SJA and OLA history.
On July 28,^^47 the
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StL^Sfijjgol for boys and placed the Christian Brothers in charge. This school closed in 18537?due to the yellow fever epidemic,
In 1854, Fr. Buteux opened St. Stanislaus College, a school for young men, under the dTrecflEm of the Broth?fS15PTK^59WWPT1?9Tr"llTf^?nool was named after the patron saint of Fr. Buteux.
Fr. Suteux theglr3^?l?dJQ_Erance and obtained the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bourg to commit to opena^cRSoflmgiHsTtwa^Eft January 6, 185^f thatlbree-SistaiS-oLSt. Joseph of Bourg finally reached their destination at Bay St. Louis. On Sunday, January 7, 1855, the bishop formally installed the Sisters of St. Joseph in their new mission and first foundation in America.
In September 1855 the sisters were able to open a school. St. Joseph's Academy (SJA),
with an enrollment of 33 pupils. One small room served the triple purpose of classroom, dining room, and kitchen.
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