Location: Asilo de San Vicente de Paul, 1148 United Nations Avenue, Paco, Manila
Category: Buildings/Structures
Type: Building, Orphanage
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1935
Installed by: Historical Research and Markers Committee
Marker text:
ASILO OF SAN VICENTE DE PAUL
THE GROUND AND COLLEGE WERE DONATED TO THE SISTERS OF CHARITY FOR THE EDUCATION OF POOR GIRLS BY SOR ASUNCION VENTURA, A NATIVE OF PAMPANGA, HERSELF A SISTER OF CHARITY. THE INSTITUTION WAS INAUGURATED ON JULY 26, 1885 AND GAINED GREAT DISTINCTION FOR THE DESIGN AND EXCELLENCE OF ITS EMBROIDERY AND NEEDLEWORK.