Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Grey Nuns of of Montreal
Parallel form(s) of name
- Grey Nuns
- The Sisters of Charity of Montreal
- The Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général of Montreal
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Description area
Dates of existence
1773-Present
History
The Grey Nuns are a Canadian religious institute of Roman Catholic religious sisters, founded in 1737 by Marguerite d'Youville, a young widow. Later, the Grey Nuns were commonly employed within Residential Schools operated by the Catholic Church.
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Roman Catholic Church
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Related entity
Lebret (Qu’Appelle) Indian Industrial Residential School (1884-1998)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1884-1973
Description of relationship
Related entity
Beauval Indian Residential School (1860-1995)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
1860-1969
Description of relationship
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Sources
Grey Nuns, The Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/grey-nuns
The Grey Nuns of Montreal, https://sgm.qc.ca/en/
Image Source: Grey Nuns at Beauval, ca. 1936, St. Boniface Historical Society Archives, Corporation archiepiscopale catholique romaine de Keewatin Le Pas