History
Visitation Academy was established in Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1833 by a group of sisters from the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The group originated from the convent in Georgetown, Washington, DC and were invited by Bishop Joseph Rosati of St. Louis to start a school in the region.
The school moved to St. Louis in 1844, in part due to flooding in Kaskaskia. The school moved again in 1892 and moved once more to their current location in 1962.
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