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Sacred Heart High School (Connecticut)

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Sacred Heart High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school located in the downtown district in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. It was in the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.

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Sacred Heart High School (Connecticut)
South Elm Street, Waterbury

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