Religious of the day

Elisabeth Turgeon was born on February 7, 1840, in Beaumont (Quebec), the fifth of a family of ten children. A gifted student, she would have liked to continue her education, […]

Born July 1, 1831 in Kingston, Ontario, Sister Teresa (Margaret) Brennan was the first Canadian-born member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto and also their first Canadian-born superior […]

Born on February 2, 1908, from a Buddist family in Canton (China), Sister Lucia is the 14th child of the family. Her father is a rich merchant and her mother […]

Marie-Josephte Fitzbach was born on October 16, 1806, in the village of St-Vallier de Bellechasse, Quebec. Though she did not attend school in childhood, she was a bright and quick-witted […]

André Grasset was born in Montreal on April 3, 1758. His father was French, from Montpellier, and had arrived in Canada in 1749, when appointed secretary of the new governor […]

Dina Bélanger was born on April 30, 1897, in Quebec City. The only child of Séraphia Matte and Olivier Bélanger, Dina has a happy childhood. She attends school at the […]

The oldest of three daughters, Catherine grew up on the family farm near Alliston, Ontario and was influenced by the community building in rural settlements. Born on February 26, 1884 […]

Among the 33 Trappists monks of Our Lady of Consolation Abbey who died as martyrs in China in 1947, there was also a Canadian: Father Alphonsus (Albert) L’Heureux. Father Albert […]

Emilie Tavernier was born in Montreal on February 19, 1800, the last of a family of fifteen children. When she is four years old she loses her mother and goes […]

Amongst the eight French missionaries who died as martyrs in Canada in the 17th century, six were Jesuit priests; one was a novice and the other a lay person. These […]