Easter Monday
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On this Easter Monday, we present one of the oldest prints in our collection, showing Jesus meeting several women after his resurrection. This work, by Grégoire Huret (1606-1670), is one […]
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Social Workers’ Week
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Social Workers’ Week is an opportunity to highlight the essential profession of social workers, who come to the aid of the most vulnerable. As part of its apostolate to those […]
View article11th anniversary of the nuns’ departure
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Today marks the 11th anniversary of the departure of the nuns from their beloved Mother House in downtown Montreal. On March 27, 2013, the last nuns left their home to […]
View articleArriving to Rivière Rouge
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As soon as the sisters arrived in Rivière Rouge in 1844, they began teaching in French. Indeed, the purpose of their arrival was “to found a mission, that is, to […]
View articleInternational Women’s Day
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On this International Women’s Day, we would like to introduce you to an exceptional woman, Sister Marie-Thérèse Lemoine-Despins, second superior of the Congregation. Born in Boucherville in 1722 into a […]
View articleWorld Day of Social Justice
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The Grey Nuns of Montreal have been supporting organizations fighting for greater social justice for many years. In 1977, the congregation founded Maison Marguerite to help women in difficulty. Until […]
View articleLouis Riel Day
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On this Louis Riel Day, we present Sara Riel, the younger sister of the popular Métis leader. Born on October 11, 1848 in Rivière-Rouge (Saint-Boniface, Manitoba), she died on December […]
View articleCertificate of accreditation
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Did you know that the Montreal’s Grey Nuns’ Archives departement is one of only 42 archival services in Quebec to be accredited by the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec? […]
View articleCanada’s Agriculture Day
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Canada’s Agriculture Day is an opportunity to briefly present the story of sister Fernande Dumont (1922-1998), who used her experience to successfully grow vegetables in Canada’s Far North. Originally from […]
View articleDendrochronological analysis
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Yesterday, at the Maison de Mère d’Youville, the Historical Dendrochronology Research Group – HDRG carried out a dendrochronological analysis of certain beams in the oldest part of the House, which […]
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