Valiant Women

A selection of stories documenting our Newfoundland Mercy Story from our arrival in 1842 can be accessed from this page.

We remember these people, places and events with gratitude for the witness they bear to the dedication of Sisters of Mercy over the years.

Sister M. Joseph Rawlins

Sister Mary Joseph Rawlins was born in St. John’s in 1846. As a child she attended Our Lady of Mercy …

Sr Mary Benedicta Fitzgibbons

Minnie Fitzgibbons was born in St. John’s on February 2, 1869, daughter of Margaret and Edmund Fitzgibbon. She was one …

Sr Joseph Nugent on her Anniversary – June 17, 1847

On June 17 we remember a true Mercy heroine –Sister M. Joseph Nugent, who died on this day in 1847. …

Sister M. Patrick O’Farrell

Margaret O’Farrell was born in County Tipperary in November of 1841, the only daughter of Mary and Patrick O’Farrell. She …

Sister M. de Camillus Cole

Susanna Cole, born in Colliers, Conception Bay, Newfoundland entered the Sisters of Mercy on Military Road, St. John’s in March …

Sister M. de Chantal O’Keeffe

Mary Ellen O’Keeffe was born in Cork on November 16, 1838. While yet nineteen years old, she and five other …