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Old
Nun's Rooms
Originally part of the old
presbytery, the nun's rooms took on their present form in around 1880 when
the present sanctuary took shape. They were created partially for
the parish's confraternities to use as meeting rooms.
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of the sanctuary, two galleries are visible. Each is composed of
three decorative archways with windows leading into rooms. These
lead into the "nun's rooms"
In the days when the community
of nuns lived in the parish and taught at St. Austin's school, these rooms
were in constant use. The nuns would hear mass from the secluded
chambers. |
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The rooms both afford excellent
views of the sanctuary and even the body of the church. They are
accessed via the spiral staircase which leads up from the parish rooms
and the back of the sacristy.
Since the nuns left the parish
the rooms have been used by various of the different parish groups for
a number of activities.
They are now used for stoarge
purposes. |
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