Loretto

Loretto

Loretto is the name of a number of places in the United States of America:

*Loretto, Alabama
*Loretto, Florida
*Loretto, Illinois
*Loretto, Kentucky
*Loretto, Maryland
*Loretto, Michigan
*Loretto, Minnesota
*Loretto, Nebraska
*Loretto, Pennsylvania
*Loretto, Tennessee
*Loretto, Virginia

Loretto is also the name of a place elsewhere:

*Loretto, Ontario
*Loretto, Austria, a town in the district of Eisenstadt-Umgebung in Burgenland in Austria

Loretto Schools

There are various Loretto schools all around the world. Many are traditional all-girls schools run by the Loreto sisters ("sic").
*Loretto Heights Academy: Catholic elementary and secondary all-girls school in Denver, Colorado
*Loretto High School: Catholic college preparatory school in Sacramento, California
*Loretto Abbey Catholic High School: all-girls school located in Toronto, Ontario
*Loretto College (Toronto) college preparatory school also in Toronto, Ontario
*Loreto College, Coleraine: Catholic grammar school in Northern Ireland
*Loretto School: a well-known Scottish independent school

Other uses

*Sisters of Loretto: a Catholic religious order
*Sisters of Loreto: also known as "The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary"
*The Loretto Chapel, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, famous for its spiral staircase

ee also

* Loreto
* Loreto School, Kolkata


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  • Loretto — (von ital. Loreto) steht für Orte: Loretto (Burgenland) in Österreich Loretto (Alabama) in den USA Loretto (Florida) in den USA Loretto (Illinois) in den USA Loretto (Kentucky) in den USA Loretto (Maryland) in den USA Loretto (Michigan) in den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Loretto — Loretto, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1190 Housing Units (2000): 153 Land area (2000): 1.019431 sq. miles (2.640313 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.019431 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loretto, KY — U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 623 Housing Units (2000): 269 Land area (2000): 3.515344 sq. miles (9.104699 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008832 sq. miles (0.022875 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.524176 sq. miles (9.127574 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loretto, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 570 Housing Units (2000): 228 Land area (2000): 0.292510 sq. miles (0.757597 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.292510 sq. miles (0.757597 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loretto, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1190 Housing Units (2000): 153 Land area (2000): 1.019431 sq. miles (2.640313 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.019431 sq. miles (2.640313 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loretto, TN — U.S. city in Tennessee Population (2000): 1665 Housing Units (2000): 735 Land area (2000): 3.764373 sq. miles (9.749680 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.007533 sq. miles (0.019511 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.771906 sq. miles (9.769191 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Loretto — Loretto, 1) so v.w. Loreto; 2) eine 1671 gestiftete, stark besuchte Wallfahrtskirche in der Gemeinde Sonderbuch des Oberamtes Münsingen im württembergischen Donaukreise …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Loretto — Loretto, dieser berühmte Wallfahrtsort des Kirchenstaates, liegt am Musone, 1½ St. vom adriatischen Meere entfernt, in einer überaus fruchtbaren, herrlich kultivirten, mit niedlichen Villen übersäeten Ebene, die einem Lustgarten gleicht, welcher… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Loretto — Wer zu Loretto und nicht zu Sirolo gewesen, der hat zwar die Mutter aber nicht den Sohn gesehen. – Berckenmeyer, 182. In Bezug auf ein dortiges altes überkleidetes Crucifix. Im Venetianischen heisst es: Nach Loretto geht der Lahme wie der Gerade …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Loretto — 1 Original name in latin Loretto Name in other language Lorettom, Lovreta State code AT Continent/City Europe/Vienna longitude 47.91559 latitude 16.5179 altitude 211 Population 0 Date 2012 10 28 2 Original name in latin Loretto Name in other… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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