“These women received their formation from the Sisters of Charity of Halifax.”The Sisters of Saint Martha of Antigonish were formally established as a religious congregation in 1900 after a providential beginning almost a decade earlier. The first members came from a group of young women who responded to a call from Bishop Cameron in 1894. These women received their formation from the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. In 1897 a group of sisters, known as the Sisters of Saint Martha, came to Saint Francis Xavier University; they were still under the direction of the Sisters of Charity. In 1900 Bishop Cameron expressed a wish to establish a separate congregation for Saint Francis Xavier University from among the sisters of the Antigonish diocese who had entered and trained in Halifax.
First Sisters of St. Martha Arrive in Antigonish
by Beth | Jul 14, 2004 | Vincentian Family
