Religious of the day

Born in Varennes (Quebec) on October 15, 1701, from an aristocratic family of New France, Marguerite is sixteen years old when her father dies. After spending two years in the […]

Laura Hickey was born October 17, 1889 in North Dakota (U.S.A.). The family moved to Calgary in 1902 and Laura became a day student at Sacred Heart Convent with M. […]

Born in Edmonton, on May 11, 1913, Irene was the eldest of four daughters. Prior to entering the postulate of the Sisters of Charity of Halifax, in June 1937, Irene […]

Born in Oka (Quebec) on February 17, 1862, the seventh of a family of fourteen children, Ovide is two years old when his family moves to Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson. He can’t attend […]

Born in La Flèche (France), on March 18, 1597, he is the younger son of Jérôme Le Royer, first seigneur of La Dauversière, a local tax collector, and of Renée […]

Most Rev. Auguste Delisle was born in Montreal on July 7, 1908 from a very religious Christian family. From 1922 to 1927 he attends high school at the Collège Saint-Alexandre […]

Catherine McKinley, Mother Mary Edward in religion, was the first General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. She was born on August 14, 1837 in […]

Born on January 8, 1880, in Oshawa(Ontario), Henry Carr was one of nine children of William Carr and Margaret Quigley. A pious and gifted student, he was encouraged to continue […]

Born in Brittany (France) on March 4, 1876, from a poor but very devout family, Victor owes his faith above all to his mother. At age ten, he makes his […]

Gertrude Baker was born on January 3, 1873 in Birmingham, England. Her parents belonged to an upper middle-class English Anglican family. Her mother died giving birth to her fifth child. […]