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Ursulines
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synonyms: Ursuline Convent ???
tags: [christianity]
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Definition:Refers to the various Catholic institutions, but in classic literature it normally refers to a Catholic school for girls. Several are scattered throughout the world.
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But when she heard he had a daughter, she began to make inquiries, and she learnt the Mademoiselle Rouault, brought up at the Ursuline Convent, had received what is called "a good education"; and so knew dancing, geography, drawing, how to embroider and play the piano. That was the last straw.
Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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