Religious of the day

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 […]

Marie-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 […]

Born 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 […]

Dorian 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 […]

Born 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 […]

Born 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 […]

Born 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 […]

Born 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 […]

Irene 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 […]

Gérard 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 […]