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A Sanctuary of Peace and Beauty.

Rosaryville was purchased by the Benedictine Fathers in 1890. The Spanish Dominican Friars took over the property in 1911, christening it “Rosaryville,” as suggested by a Dominican Sister in the New Orleans Motherhouse. In 1939 Rosaryville became the novitiate and retirement home of the Dominican Sisters, Congregation of St. Mary.
Rosaryville’s mission has evolved with the needs of the time and the community. In 1946, because of the rapid growth of vocations in America, Rosaryville included a residential high school, called The Aspiranture, for those girls interested in becoming Dominican Sisters.
In 1969, Camp Kateri, a youth camp, was opened to allow urban children an opportunity to enjoy and learn about the beauty of God’s creation.
Rosaryville Spirit Life Center was established in 1981. This retreat and conference center hosted adults and young people from around the nation, offering spiritual teaching, life coaching, and a welcoming place to grow spiritually, and to come to know God through the greatness and grace of the creatures God has created.
In 2014, Rosaryville became the home for Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Chapel, a historic church built in the 1940s that was relocated to the grounds from Manchac, LA.
The property is also home to two historic cemeteries: the Dominican Friars’ Cemetery and the Dominican Sisters’ Cemetery, as well as a public cemetery established in 2017
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Retreat Center 1-225-294-5039 retreatcenter@rosaryvillela.net Memorial Gardens 1-225-294-5039memorialgardens@rosaryvillela.net
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Mon - Fri: 8:00 AM — 3:00 PMSat - Sun: Upon Request
DIRECTIONS: From Baton Rouge- Merge onto I-12 E via the ramp to Hammond. Take exit 35 towards LA-1249/Baptist Pumpkin Center. Turn right onto Pumpkin Center Road. Turn left onto LA-22 E Turn right onto Rosaryville Road. Go straight until you see the Retreat Center iron gate and drive on in.
From New Orleans- Take I-10 to Laplace. Exit I-55 North; pass Manchac to the 2nd Ponchatoula Exit (LA Hwy 22). Loop around the curve, cross over I-55 and head toward Springfeild on Hwy 22. You will travel approximately 2 miles to Rosaryville Sign on the right side of the road….turn left onto Rosaryville Road go straight until you see the gates and drive on in.
225-294-5039
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225-294-5039
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39003 Rosaryville Road, Ponchatoula, LA 70454

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