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The Dominican Sisters of Peace sold the former Akron motherhouse to Life Gurukula.

After $2.21 million sale, the historic building will serve as a spiritual reflection center and retreat.

The remaining 18 nuns found new homes after the motherhouse closed in 2024.

The former motherhouse at Our Lady of the Elms has changed faiths.

The Columbus-based Dominican Sisters of Peace have sold the historic home at 1230 W. Market St. in Akron to Life Gurukula, a Hindu spiritual organization in Richfield that plans to turn the former Catholic nunnery into a spiritual reflection center and retreat.

SVN Summit Commercial Real Estate Advisors , the Akron-Cleveland company that oversaw the transaction, announced the $2.21 million sale Aug. 14.

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