1886 – Halifax Infirmary
The first site of the Halifax Infirmary was a building on the corner of Barrington Street and Blowers Street in downtown Halifax. The Sisters [...]
1873 – The Beginning of Mount Saint Vincent
A large swath of land in Rockingham, then outside of the city of Halifax, was purchased for the Sisters’ second Motherhouse and Academy for [...]
1866 – Cholera outbreak on McNabs Island
In 1866 the SS England, a large ship carrying 1300 immigrants bound for New York, was suddenly struck by a cholera outbreak and was [...]
1864 – Bathurst, New Brunswick Mission
Sisters willingly responded, whereever they were called. The first mission beyond Nova Scotia was in Bathurst, NB, then a six-day journey [...]
1849 — First four Sisters arrive in Halifax
The ways of God are often mysterious, bringing about wonderful events through simple human instruments. No one would have predicted that a young girl walking [...]