Saint Mary School, Bordentown
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Saint Mary School is a private coeducation
Coeducation
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al Roman Catholic
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 day school
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 in Bordentown
Bordentown, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
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, serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a part of Saint Mary's parish in the Diocese of Trenton
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
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History

Saint Mary's was originally founded by the Sisters of Mercy, a sisterhood based in Ireland. After coming across the Atlantic in 1843 to Pittsburgh, their second spot for a Motherhouse was Bordentown, New Jersey, in 1873. They had a church and school build in Hilltop, New Jersey, but soon outgrew both. They moved back to Bordentown, where they built a new church and school. These two stayed in use, and have been used since.

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