Josephinum Academy
Encyclopedia
Josephinum Academy is a private
, Roman Catholic, all-girls middle school
and high school
in Chicago
, Illinois
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
.
. It is now a full member of the Sacred Heart Network and operated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart.
Private school
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, Roman Catholic, all-girls middle school
Middle school
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and high school
High school
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in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
The Archdiocese of Chicago was established as a diocese in 1843 and as an Archdiocese in 1880. It serves more than 2.3 million Catholics in Cook and Lake counties in Northeastern Illinois, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese is divided into six vicariates and 31 deaneries...
.
Background
Jopsephinum Academy was established in 1890 by the Sisters of Christian CharitySisters of Christian Charity
Sisters of Christian Charity, , officially called Sisters of Christian Charity, Daughters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, is a Roman Catholic papal congregation of consecrated religious sisters founded in Paderborn, Germany in 1849 by Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt for...
. It is now a full member of the Sacred Heart Network and operated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart.