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International Literacy Day

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Today is International Literacy Day. Education is an important apostolate for the Grey Nuns, who founded several schools in Montreal, Quebec, and Canada. École Marguerite-de-la-Jemmerais, a secondary school, is named […]

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International Day of Charity

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Pope John XXIII proclaims Marguerite d’Youville Mother of Universal Charity. She received this title before being proclaimed Blessed on May 3, 1959. Throughout her life, Marguerite d’Youville showed boundless charity, […]

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Studies at the Ursuline boarding school

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At the end of August 1712 in Varennes, young Marguerite d’Youville leaves her family for the Ursuline boarding school in Quebec City, where she will study for two years. These […]

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Religious habit

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On August 25, 1765, the Grey Nuns donned the taupe-gray and black religious habit. This habit was worn until the early 1960s. Following the Second Vatican Council, the congregation set […]

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Archaeology Month

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Archaeology Month is an opportunity to discover this rich heritage across Quebec. Did you know that the site of the former Montreal General Hospital, now the Maison de Mère d’Youville, […]

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International Youth Day

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On this International Youth Day, we present a photograph and a short video of Grey Nuns caring for children. In the Montreal area, the congregation had several institutions for children, […]

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World Doll Day

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Today is World Doll Day. For the occasion, we present a few dolls from our collections. They were made to mark the centenary of the arrival of the Grey Nuns […]

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