Saint John the Baptist Church

ID: 2589
This file appears in: St. Mary's Dominican High School

Located on Dryades and Calliope Streets, this photo was taken in the late 1800s or early 1900s.

Courtesy of St. John the Baptist Church

This file appears in: St. Mary's Dominican High School

By Elise Comiskey
On November 5, 1860, seven Dominican sisters from Ireland came to New Orleans to teach the children of Irish immigrants. From 1860-1963, St. Mary’s Dominican High School had many different names and…