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St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, South Side Slopes

St. Paul of the Cross Monastery

St. Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, was an Italian, and the architect John T. Comès gave the Passionists on the Slopes a bit of Italy to live in.

Colonnade

A Passionist monastery is called a “retreat,” but the neighbors just call this one a monastery: the streets around it are Monastery Street, Monastery Place, and Monastery Avenue.

St. Paul of the Cross Monastery
Monastery
Porch
Cemetery and monastery

A later addition is in quite a different style.

Retreat house
Cross and inscription: “St. Paul of the Cross Retreat House”

Cameras: Kodak EasyShare Z1285; Canon PowerShot SX150 IS.

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