Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Villanova, Pennsylvania)
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Academy of Notre Dame de Namur High School is a private Roman Catholic middle school and high school for girls in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
; however, Notre Dame is an independent school.
de Namur.
The mansion located on campus appears in the movie, "The Philadelphia Story" starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was...
; however, Notre Dame is an independent school.
Background
The Academy of Notre Dame de Namur was established in 1856 by the Sisters of Notre DameSisters of Notre Dame
Sisters of Notre Dame may refer to:*Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal*School Sisters of Notre Dame*Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur*Sisters of Notre Dame of Coesfeld...
de Namur.
The mansion located on campus appears in the movie, "The Philadelphia Story" starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.