URSULINE CONVENT
Convent with a chapel, a main building and works by Ursulines.
The Ursuline convent (Η Ιερά Μονή Ουρσουλινών), founded in 1862, remained in operation until 1991. The school stopped accepting girls in 1984. The convent, founded by a woman from Istanbul, enjoyed its heyday in the first half of the 20th century. Renowned for its high academic standards and emphasis on the arts and physical activity, the school welcomed wealthy boarders from all over the country and beyond. Girls from the Italian, French and Istanbul bourgeoisie were sent to study here. The nuns also took in Tinos' poorest orphans.
At the peak of the Ursuline convent, between 1910 and 1930, there were 150 orphan and poor students from Tinos, 300 students from wealthy families and 60 nuns. All these little people were well-organized in a complex of buildings set around a sumptuous garden. Today, the convent has sold some of its possessions, notably the large refectory and the schoolgirls' dormitories, which unfortunately can no longer be visited. However, the Sacred Heart Chapel (1876) and the main building are still open to visitors. Don't miss the opportunity to wander through the long corridors that once housed the nuns' cells and admire the work carried out by the Ursulines over the decades. Theater, weaving, embroidery, music and dance were taught year-round, along with botany, anatomy and photography.
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