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1772 - (Sister Sainte-Rose)

Véronique Brunet, known as L’Estang (L’Étang), named sœur Sainte-Rose, was born in Pointe-Claire on January 13, 1726 and died in Montreal on June 12, 1810. She entered the novitiate of the Congregation in 1744 and pronounced her vows two years later. She was sent as missionary in the Quebec City…

1778 - (Sister Saint-Ignace)

Marie Raizenne, named sœur Saint-Ignace, was born on July 14, 1735 at the mission of Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes (Oka, Quebec) and died on April 20, 1811 in Montreal. Marie Raizenne’s parents were both born in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Captured by Indians during the War of the Spanish Succession and…

1796 - (Sister Saint-Augustin)

Marie-Louise Compain, named sœur Saint-Augustin, was born on January 28, 1747 in Montreal and died there on May 2, 1819. She grew up on Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street near the Congregation Mother House and attended its primary school before entering the novitiate in 1764. She made profession two…

1808 - (Sister de la Nativité)

Marie-Madeleine Desroussels, named sœur de la Nativité, was born June 11, 1758 in Saint-François (Île d’Orléans) and died April 12, 1822 in Montreal. She entered the novitiate in 1775 and made profession in 1777. She was missioned at Saint-François-du-Sud, Boucherville in 1787, at the boarding…

1822 - (Sister de la Croix)

Marie-Victoire Beaudry, named sœur de la Croix, was born on December 12, 1782 in Pointe-aux-Trembles (Montreal) and died on November 10, 1846. She studied at the Congregation convent before entering the novitiate when she was 16 years old. She made profession in 1801 and, despite health issues,…

1828 - (Sister Sainte-Madeleine)

Marie-Catherine Huot, named sœur Sainte-Madeleine, was born April 30, 1791 in L’Ange-Gardien and died in Montreal on January 7, 1869. She was educated by her mother, who had studied under the Sisters of the Congregation at Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans. Marie-Catherine made her religious…

1840 - (Sister Sainte-Gertrude)

Marie-Françoise Huot, named sœur Sainte-Gertrude, was born October 10, 1795 in L’Ange-Gardien and died on November 8, 1850 in Montreal. She attended the boarding school of the Congregation in her home town before entering the novitiate in Montreal in 1815. She pronounced her vows two years later…

1849 - (Sister Sainte-Élisabeth)

Marie-Louise Dorval, named sœur Sainte-Élisabeth, was born on June 7, 1794 in Sainte-Famille, Île d’Orléans and died in Montreal on August 1, 1866. After the death of her parents, she entered the novitiate in 1815 and made profession two years later. During her first 14 years of religious life,…

1861 - (Sister Saint-Bernard)

Marie-Sophie Mignault, named sœur Saint-Bernard, was born October 5, 1812 in Saint-Denis and died on December 28, 1890. She made profession in 1833 and taught until 1850, when she was appointed Novitiate Directress. After having occupied this position until 1857, she became Assistant Superior of…

1864 - (Sister Sainte-Ursule)

Mary Ann Gibson, named sœur Sainte-Ursule, was born on June 14, 1809 in Quebec and died on November 27, 1897 in Montreal. Of Scottish origin, the Gibson family lived near the convent of the Congregation in the Lower Town of Quebec. After her parents died, Mary Ann and her sister were confided to…

1870 - (Sister Saint-Victor)

Théotiste-Aurélie, named sœur Saint-Victor, was born July 31, 1828 in Longueuil and died in 1890. She pronounced her vows in 1846 and was elected Superior of the Congregation in 1870. She completed two six-year terms which ended in 1882. The major events during her terms in office were the…

1885 - (Sister Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix)

Sophie-Louise Dubuc, named sœur Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix, was born August 24, 1826 in Montreal and died there on October 14, 1908. As a child, she attended the Académie de la Visitation in Montreal, run by the Sisters of the Congregation. She learnt English in Boston where her father escaped…

1891 - (Sister Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Adélaïde Pelchat, named sœur Saint-Jean-Baptiste was born on January 25, 1832 in Quebec and died on April 23, 1913. She studied with the Ursulines and at the Saint-Roch Convent of the Congregation before entering the novitiate in 1851. She began teaching, became Local Superior in several…

1897 - (Sister Sainte-Sabine)

Anne-Marie-Philomène Lesieur, named sœur Sainte-Sabine, was born October 13, 1837 in Yamachiche and died on October 28, 1913. One of ten children, she attended the convent school for a few years before entering the novitiate in Montreal in 1858. She pronounced her vows in 1860, taught in Saint-…

1903 - (Sister Saint-Anaclet)

Marie-Pulchérie Cormier, named sœur Saint-Anaclet, was born on May 22, 1848 in Contrecœur and died on November 19, 1912 in Montreal. She and three of her sisters attended the boarding school of the Congregation in Saint-Denis. She made her vows in 1870 and taught in Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche for…

1913 - (Sister Sainte-Marie-Joséphine)

Marie-Thaïs Choquette, named sœur Sainte-Marie-Joséphine, was born on January 15, 1842 in Varennes and died on June 6, 1932. She attended rural school before studying for three years at the convent school in Boucherville and for one year at the convent school in Laprairie. She then entered the…

1917 - (Sister Sainte-Euphrosine)

Marie-Louise-Léontine Marsan-Lapierre, known as Gauthier, named sœur Sainte-Euphrosine, was born August 20, 1853 in Montreal and died there on July 26, 1935. An exceptionally talented student, she attended the Académie Visitation, near her home and then was sent to the Académie Saint-Denis. She…

1923 - (Sister Sainte-Marie-Rose)

Rose-Anna-Albina-Philomène Lesieur, named sœur Sainte-Marie-Rose, was born July 3, 1861 in Yamachiche and died on June 14, 1925 in Montreal. She studied at the convent school in Yamachiche. Following her studies in 1878, she entered the postulatory and pronounced her vows in 1880. For twenty…

1925 - (Sister Sainte-Marie-du-Cénacle)

Marie-Sara Paradis, named sœur Sainte-Marie-du-Cénacle, was born on April 12, 1864 in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and died on March 28, 1938 in Montreal. She studied at the convent school of the Congregation, entered the novitiate in 1882 and made profession in 1884. Her first mission was in Quebec…

1932 - (Sister Saint-Valérien)

Marie-Anne-Rosalda Dragon, named sœur Saint-Valérien, was born on December 13, 1869 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and died on January 23, 1957 in Montreal. She attended the boarding school of the Congregation from 1881, entered the novitiate in 1888 and pronounced her vows in 1891. She taught in…

1938 - (Sister Sainte-Héléna)

Marie-Anne-Euphémie Trudeau, named sœur Sainte-Héléna, was born on August 20, 1875 in Joliette and died May 17, 1956 in Montreal. She attended the convent school of the Congregation in her home town and, at the end of her studies, received several awards. She entered the postulatory in 1892,…

1940 - (Sister Saint-Ignace)

Léa Mandeville, named sœur Saint-Ignace, was born on September 5, 1885 in Sorel and died on August 22, 1977. She attended the convent school of the Congregation in Sorel, entered the novitiate in 1907, pronounced her vows on May 4, 1909 and began teaching at the des Cèdres Convent. In 1924, she…

1952 - (Sister Sainte-Marie-Consolatrice)

Jeanne Brûlé, named sœur Sainte-Marie-Consolatrice was born December 23, 1900 in Sherbrooke and died June 14, 1966 in Montreal. She was home schooled until she was 8 years old and then continued her education at the Académie Sainte-Marie and at the Mont Notre-Dame boarding school. At the end of…

1964 - (Sister Sainte-Héléna-du-Sacré-Cœur)

Gabrielle Massicotte, named sœur Sainte-Héléna-du-Sacré-Cœur, was born on October 27, 1913 in Neuville and died June 30, 1990 in Montreal. From 1920, she studied at the Académie Saint-Paul with her older sister, and then attended the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys before entering the novitiate in…

1970 - (Sister Sainte-Marguerite-des-Vertus)

Marguerite Ouellet, named sœur Sainte-Marguerite-des-Vertus, was born in Montreal on July 12, 1912 and died there on July 12, 1995. She studied at the convent school of the Congregation in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. She entered the postulatory on August 26, 1932, but had to interrupt her vocation…

1974 - (Sister Sainte-Marie-Claire-des-Anges)

Louise Côté, named Sainte-Marie-Claire-des-Anges was born in Windsor (Quebec). She attended Notre-Dame school in her home town and then the Normal School in Sherbrooke. She entered the novitiate in Montreal and pronounced her vows in 1950. With a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy and a Degree in…

1984 - (Sister Sainte-Hélène-de-Brabant)

Madeleine Rochette, named sœur Sainte-Hélène-de-Brabant, was born in Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf (Quebec). She attended Congregation schools and toward the end of her secondary studies, became interested in contemplative life. She was encouraged to continue her studies and went to the Normal…

1996 - (Sister Marie-de-Nazareth)

Lorraine Caza, named sœur Sainte-Marie-de-Nazareth, was born in Saint-Jean (Quebec). She studied in the boarding school in her home town and then at the collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys in Montreal, She later obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from the Université de Montreal in 1955. She pronounced her…

2006

Josephine Badali was born in Toronto (Ontario). She attended primary and secondary schools administered by the Sisters of the Congregation. She entered the novitiate in Montreal, pronounced her vows in 1963 and attended the Juniorate in Ottawa. She taught in various schools in Ontario and in…

2016 - (Sister Saint Ann Carmelita)

Agnes Campbell was born in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She was the third child in a family of ten. During her elementary and high school education at Holy Redeemer (Whitney Pier) and Holy Angels (Sydney), most of her teachers were sisters of the Congregation de Notre-Dame. Other CND…