Clet Hall, Marillac Hall, Laboure Hall

Clet Hall, Marillac Hall, Laboure Hall (HM1GPS)

Location: Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Niagara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 8.311', W 79° 2.378'

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1862


Clet Hall (1862)
The first building erected after purchase of the campus in 1856 was Clet Hall. it was build in 1862 to house Our Lady of Angels Seminary, the institution that was the forerunner of Niagara University. Clet has two wings, Marillac Hall and Laboure Hall. The complex serves as a residence hall and also houses the dining halls, the campus club, the NU Theatre, and the theatre department offices. Clet is named for Francis Regis Clet, a Frenchman who served as a Vincentian missionary in China for the last 30 years of his life (1748-1820). He was martyred during an anti-Christian persecution. He was beautified in 1900.



Marillic Hall (1862)
One of the two wings of Clet Hall, Marillac serves primarily as a residence hall. It is named for St. Louise de Marillac, D.C., (1591-1660), co-founder with St. Vincent de Paul of the Daughters of Charity. She was canonized in 1934 and proclaimed the patron saint of all Christian social workers in 1960.



Laboure Hall (1862)
A wing of Clet Hall, Laboure Hall is home to the theatre department. It is named for St. Catherine Laboure, D.C. (1806-1876), who had a series of five apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The design for the miraculous medal resulted from those apparitions. Catherine was canonized in 1947.

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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 1:10am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 659428 N 4778062
Decimal Degrees43.13851667, -79.03963333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 8.311', W 79° 2.378'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 8' 18.66" N, 79° 2' 22.68" W
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Area Code(s)716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5829-5867 NY-104, Niagara Falls NY 14305, US
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