Date Published:
July 2008

L’Encyclopédie de l’histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia

Sisters of Mary

Sisters of Mary (Namur). This Congregation was founded at Namur, Belgium, in 1819, by Dom Gérôme Minsart. It carries on its work of edu­cation in convents and in parish schools. The Sisters have establishments in Canada at Vankleek Hill, St. Eugène, Masson, Ottawa, Chapleau, and Ste. Rose de Lima.

Source: W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Volume VI, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 398p., p. 19.