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ST. DOMINIC'S VILLA
ST. DOMINIC'S VILLA. The Dominican Sisters built St. Dominic’s Villa as a Novitiate for their Provence. One hundred novitiates arrived at the complex each fall to undergo preliminary training for their new order.
The center also cared for retired members and took advantage of the hospital nearby for medical care. The villa closed in 1964 when a new convent was completed at Sinsinawa.
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Source:
Jacobsen, James E. Phase V Dubuque Historical and Architectural Survey of the Fenelon Place, North Main and Broadway Neighborhoods, p. 14
