The Nuns That Made New Orleans

When the early French settlers in New Orleans called out for "virtuous women," the King of France sent them the Ursuline Nuns. See what that meant for the evolution of New Orleans from a trading port to a great city in this Real New Orleans story from 1995.

[@anunslife]

Great video. Thank you for giving voice to the lives and mission of Catholic sisters and nuns.

[@erikriza7165]

i was taught by Nuns in Grade School.. Our School had no lay teachers at all. Now the Order that taught me is almost extinct. As are many Orders. It is so sad to me, because I remember how wonderful they all were. I loved every one of them. They were kind. They were good women. Good Religious, and the best Teachers. The Public High School in our town always said that kids from our School were two years ahead of the kids from the Public School.

[@litamonika1521]

I hope vocation will come again for Ursulines in US

[@xismei6803]

Williams Research Center has research documents, actually has / had recordings which have been done more recently of the Composers of the time period in the 1700's...Couperin...Jean Claude Lully...one song in French merits the loss of the Protection by the King of France as powers are withdrawn...France is losing her grip over the the Louisiana Territory ... The song speaks of abandonement ... pertaining to New Orleans ... for certain people would lose their rights to move freely in the City ... Codes were changing ... eventually when the Americans came in all rights were lost ...
Many stories injustices are still to be found & told from that very cherished time in New Orleans on the mid 1700's ...
🥀 Lilli D'Angoulême

[@bodieizationable]

don't ask where they are today. their history is gone with them in less 50 years. while the nostalgia is romantic the reality is very sad.

[@sistermargaretjohnson746]

This is not true. Ursuline Sisters are alive and strong in New Orleans and around the whole world. I am an Utah line

[@sistermargaretjohnson746]

I am an Ursuline Sister in Idaho and as I wrote we are around the world as well as in the USA and Canada

[@PIERREALEUFRAY]

Y

[@Nolasusan1]

God sounds a little like Chris Champagne!

[@glyndiakarenia9454]

Nola Susan
no he doesn't

[@cynthiapickett7403]

Interesting story.