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The Bar Convent

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The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, at Micklegate Bar, York, England, established in 1686, is the oldest surviving Catholic convent in the British Isles.Bar Convent official website The laws of England at this time prohibited the foundation of Catholic convents and as a result of this, the convent was both established and operated in secret. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: religious building
• date from: None
• official website: http://www.bar-convent.org.uk/

Source: en.wikipedia.org