1890
1887
1887 – Seven Sisters Arrive in Roxbury, Massachusetts to open Saint Patrick’s School
St. Patrick’s Convent, Roxbury, the 17th Mission of the Community, and the first established in the United States, was a response to the request of Rev. Joseph Gallagher, Pastor, who was about to open [...]
1886
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 had been involved in caring for orphans since their arrival [...]
1873
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 girls. Over the years, the building would expand to accommodate [...]
1866
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 forced to make an emergency stop in Halifax. By the [...]
1864
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 by horse and buggy from Halifax.
God is always near those who labor for his glory
… we have nothing to fear.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton