Born on June 6, 1928, in the city of St-Zacharie (Quebec), Emilien discovers his call to religious life very early in age, as he listens to the sermons of Fr Saint-Georges Groleau, who was a missionary in Japan. In 1940 his family, as many other families of this community, moves out to Abitibi, in Rapide-Danseur. […]
Read moreMarie-Thérèse was born in Saint-Philippe-de-Neri on November 21, 1896. When she is only 15 years old, she loses both her parents, who die the same year. Marie-Thérèse and her brother are adopted by their uncle. She continues studying at the convent school of Saint-Philippe where she graduates as a teacher when she is 17 years […]
Read moreBorn on November 12, 1606, in Langres, Champagne (France), the second of twelve children, Jeanne is probably among the first pupils entrusted to the Ursulines, who had just arrived in Langres in 1613. She is 20 when her mother dies: together with her sister, she becomes the support of her father and looks after the […]
Read moreDorian was born on July 27, 1907, in St.-Louis-de-Richelieu (Quebec), the seventh of a family of nine children. After meeting the Holy Cross brothers at school, he enters the Congregation at the age of 16. On August 15, 1923, he receives the religious habit taking the name Flavian. After completing his novitiate and studying at […]
Read moreBorn on January 18, 1916 in Fife Lake, Saskatchewan, Helen Wekel first met the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul when she was 12 years old. She told one of the Sisters that she would like to teach orphans. She entered the congregation four years later on August 12, 1932. She made first […]
Read moreBorn in 1877 in Dobromirka (then Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine), Nykyta Budka is ordained in 1905 in Lviv. Seven years later he is consecrated bishop by Greek Catholic Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky for the Ukrainian Catholic immigrants in Canada. His nomination as the first Greek Catholic bishop in Canada is a response to a wave of immigration […]
Read moreBorn in 1903 in Stanislaviv, in Eastern Galicia (today’s Western Ukraine), his father was a priest and his mother was also devout. When he is 15 years old, Vasyl joins the army to fight for the independence of Ukraine during World War I. In 1920 he enters the seminary in Lviv and is ordained a […]
Read moreBorn on May 4, 1820, in Naas (Republic of Ireland), Ellen Dease was one of five children of Oliver Dease and Anne Nugent. She attended a seminary for young ladies and studied mainly in Paris. Fluent in French and Italian, she was also an accomplished musician. At the age of twenty-five, Ellen entered Loretto (now […]
Read moreIrene Carter was born in Montreal on September 30, 1897. She and three of her siblings gave their lives to the Church: Bishop Alex Carter, Mother Mary Carter RSCJ and G. Emmet Cardinal Carter. Irene entered the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul on January 9, 1916. She made first profession on December […]
Read moreGérard Raymond was born in Quebec, in Saint Malo’s parish, on August 20, 1912, the fourth of a family of eight children. His parents pass on to him their faith – the faith that makes them live -, their love of God, of others and their devotion to the Eucharist. When he is twelve years […]
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