Mother Marie-Rose’s life story is as brief and simple
as that of the flower
which is an ever present reminder of her…

to read more on the initial foundation go to
www.snjm.org/EnglishContent/ourhistoryeng.htm

In 1874...

in a far off region of the same Canadian soil,
in the still very young province of Manitoba

Mgr A. Taché, Archbishop of St. Boniface,
is trying to obtain the services of religious
to insure the christian education of youth.

In response to his request, at the very moment when the congregation was commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of its foundress, 4 young women religious travelled from Quebec halfway across the continent to start
a new mission out in western Canada.

Sisters Jean-de-Dieu, Marie-Florentine, Electa-du-Sacré-Coeur and Marie-Élie left Hochelaga on August 10, 1874.

They travelled by train, steamer and barge to eventually arrive in St Boniface on the 22nd.

They had come with the express purpose of replacing the Grey Nuns. It was in 1869, under the unrelenting pressure of Bishop Taché, that the Grey Nuns had opened St. Mary’s Academy in Fort Garry. The four newcomers took over the small school.

In 1876, a new building was added next to the original one. It served only as school while the first one became the residence for both sisters and boarders.

Over the years, the Academy grew and many changes were to be seen…

This is the main entrance of the present building at 550 Wellington Crescent.