Ursuline Academy (Dedham, Massachusetts)

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History

The first Ursuline Academy in the Boston area opened in Charlestown in 1819 by the Ursuline Sisters. After the Ursuline Convent riots, the Ursulines left Boston.[1]Template:R/superscript They would not return until the 1940s when they were invited by Cardinal Richard Cushing to open a new school for girls.[1]Template:R/superscript In 1957, the growing school relocated to its present site in an estate on Dedham's Federal Hill.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]Template:R/superscript

On October 18, 2024, a mass was held in the schools gymnasium to mark the transfer of sponsorship from the Ursuline Sisters to the Ursuline Education Foundation, a lay-led organization.[1]Template:R/superscript During the mass, a silver ciborium was transferred from Sister Elisa Ryan, the prioress of the Ursuline Sisters of the Central Province, to Kate Levesque, the head of school.[1]Template:R/superscript

The ciborium was originally used by the French Navy in the 1700s and eventually was given to a Boston priest, possibly Bishop Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus.[1]Template:R/superscript It was used in the Charlestown convent before the riot, and was saved when a group of sisters hid it below a clump of asparagus in the garden.[1]Template:R/superscript It eventually made its way into the Boston College archives before being returned to Ursuline Academy for the transfer of sponsorship.[1]Template:R/superscript

Athletics

Ursuline Academy competes at the Division III or IV level (dependent on the sport) within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Teams are offered at the Junior High (grades 7 and 8), JV, and Varsity levels.[3]

In the fall, cross country, field hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, and volleyball are offered. Winter sports include basketball, downhill skiing, ice hockey, and indoor track. The spring sports are golf, lacrosse, sailing, softball, tennis, and track and field.[3]

Notable alumna

See also

References

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External links

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