Sisters of the Precious Blood Monastery

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Sisters of the Precious Blood Monastery

Adorers of the Precious Blood
http://www.adoratricesps.net

Ottawa Foundation
http://www.adoratricesps.net/application/content_en/fond_04.html

OTTAWA, ON

Fourth Foundation – May 24, 1887 / November 30, 1990

NAMED: Bethany Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair.
(Jn 12: 1- 3)

BISHOP: J. Thomas Duhamel
I felt the need of a Community whose end is constant prayer. While I fight in the plain, they hold their arms elevated towards heaven and offer fervent supplications to the Lord.

FOUNDRESSES: Mother of the Holy Heart of Mary (Corine Duguay)

Ottawa http://www.ecclesia-ottawa.org

Archdiocese of Ottawa
http://www.ecclesia-ottawa.org
makes no mention whatsoever of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, although they were part of the archdiocese

Time Magazine
The Affair of the Absconded Art
Monday, Nov. 18, 1946
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777307,00.html

Today it is the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
https://www.royalcollege.ca/

Communication with Archdiocese seeking information

On Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:48 AM ,
Eugene Margeson <emargeson@ecclesia-ottawa.org> wrote:

The material we hold on this order of sisters relates mainly to personal issues, management, finances, appointments and other private correspondence between the Archbishops and superiors of the sisters. We have two English newspaper clippings.  One by Bob Harvey (The Ottawa Citizen) when the sisters finally left Ottawa. The other is by Marion Rogers, from the old Ottawa Journal paper (1978). These are not specific in nature, but give general information.  If you wish, we can send you photo copies of these clippings, or perhaps the Ottawa library would have micro-film copies.

The Sisters of the Precious Blood should have their own archives. There are two contacts you can try.  I suggest the one in Saint-Hyacinthe would be the one to try first since the sisters in Ottawa were from the French sector. The contact in Saint-Hyacinthe is: telephone # 450-774-7866 or 450-773-4233 ;  Fax # 450-250-7155; email  rel.aps@cgocable.ca

I will just give you the email for the London, Ontario (English sector) contact:  info@pbsisters.on.ca

Yours truly,

Deacon Eugene Margeson, JCL
Vice-Chancellor

On Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:15 AM ,
Eugene Margeson <emargeson@ecclesia-ottawa.org> wrote:

I am mailing to you photo copies of the two newspaper clippings regarding the Sisters of the Precious Blood.  I had to cut and tape one of the clippings because the article was not all on one page. I would suggest that the initial contact with the Sisters, especially the Saint-Hyacinthe sector, be in French.

Some of the documents on file with City of Ottawa compiled by the Heritage Planning Group on 774 Echo Drive:

Application to amend the register (Land Titles document)

Designation letter to RCPS

Statement of Reason for Designation

Background Report

Le Diocèse d’Ottawa 1847-1948 p.716-720

Proposed Zoning Reclassification petition 1997 re coach-house

Ottawa Citizen April 13, 1991 Doctors group signs deal for landmark monastery

Histoire de la Province Ecclésiastique D’Ottawa p.154-155

Other sources
http://www.sisterspreciousblood.org/day.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters_Adorers_of_the_Precious_Blood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clement_Catholic_Church_(Ottawa)
http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Congregations_of_the_Precious_Blood
http://www.sentinel.org/node/7301
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777307,00.html?promoid=googlep
http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&rec_nbr=1286246

“Within Convent Walls Fiftieth Anniversary of Sisters of the Precious Blood”, Ottawa Evening Journal, Saturday, September 16, 1911, pg 17, full page (JMC has hardcopy)

“Sisters of the Precious Blood-the thirty ninth anniversary of the order celebrated in Brooklyn.” New York Times. New York, N.Y.: September 17, 1900. p. 10, 1 p. The order had 10 houses in the U.S. and Canada, enclosing 300 souls. ProQuest document ID: 105751771 Text Word Count 873

Priceless Polish Treasures Still In Ottawa, District Offical Says, Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 1955, pg 20

• “Some [relices (Polish Treasure)] landed at the Precious Blood Convert on Echo Drive”