Journeying Through a Century: Sister Pioneers 1883-1983
| Database ID | 27467 | |
| Institution | Saskatchewan Archives Board | |
| File/Item Reference | YF342.2 | |
| Date of creation | 1983 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 folder; 2.5 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Historical note | Faithful Companions of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in 1820 by Marie Bengy, a young French lady of illustrious family. The Society spread first in France, and then into Switzerland, Italy, Great Britain, Australia, and Canada, where the sisters landed in 1882 to answer the call of Bishop Taché, O.M.I., who established them in St. Lawrence, Manitoba, and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. At present the Congregation is located in Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge, Alberta. The sisters take charge of any school work, Sunday schools, sodalities, and instruction of adult women. Source : W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. II, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 411p., p. 316. | |
| Scope and content | The major portion of the book chronicles the annals of the sisters of the Faithful Companions of Jesus, who came to Prince Albert and St. Laurent de Grandin in 1883. It contains an account of their journey from Liverpool, England to Prince Albert and St. Laurent as well as notes, letters, diaries, and annals of these missionaries during their first three years. It also discusses the events and aftermath of the 1885 Saskatchewan uprising which changed the course of the early missions. The last section of the book provides a brief overview on all FCJ Foundations in Canada up to 1983. Most of the sisters at Prince Albert and St. Laurent in the 1880s appear to have originated in England and Ireland. Most of the text is in English, although the text describing prints is in French. | |
| Contributer | Majeau, Shirley | |
| Copyright holder | Sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus | |
| Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
| Type | Published | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Books Correspondence Diaries Field notes | |
| Language of material | English French | |
| Place | Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Clarke, Lawrence, 1832-1890 (HBC Factor, MLA) Faithful Companions of Jesus Father Andre Grandin, Vital Justin, 1829-1902, (Bishop) Kermasis Nolin, Charles Petequakay Peteynakey Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 | |
| Subject | Churches -- Roman Catholic Community Histories Missions and Missionaries Metis -- Communities Metis -- History Northwest Resistance Community Life Indigenous Peoples General Women Religion -- Christianity Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 1980-1989 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/27467
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