Maison de Mère d’Youville
138, rue St-Pierre, Montreal

The old walls of this house, built by the Charon Brothers in 1694 as the first General Hospital in Montreal, speak to us still today of Saint Marguerite d’Youville who from 1747 to 1771 was to both live here and receive the most down-trodden of the area. We can walk upon the stone slabs in the very room where she served soup, admire the large fire place and kitchen sink of her era, pause to reflect in the room where this Mother of the poor worked, prayed and died. Although not visible, her presence is greatly sensed.

A permanent exhibit entitled ‘In Her Footsteps’ which opened at the end of April 2004 ever reminds us of the charism lived to its fullest by one of our own. While the articles on display for us to admire in these inhabited quarters bear witness to the past, they are also a source of inspiration for the present and future.

Visiting this exhibit is at one and the same time an historical pilgrimage and a spiritual experience.

To schedule a visit of the site, please call: 514-842-9411.