Manresa
is a Jesuit retreat house located in Convent Louisiana on the banks of
the Mississippi River midway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Located
on the 130-acre campus of the Former Jefferson College, the facility dates
back to the early 19th Century. Jefferson College was a private school
established to educate the sons of plantation owners. Between the Civil
War and the Great Depression, the Marist Fathers operated the facility
as a Catholic school. The Jesuit Fathers purchased the property in 1931
for use as a retreat center for men.
The Way
Of The Cross
Views of
the beautiful and serene grounds
Views of
the chapel
Overlooking
the Mighty Mississippi as it winds it's way through historic St.James
Parish