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.

3 February 2024

Sister M. Teresa O’Halleran

Margaret O’Halleran, born in County Kerry, arrived in St. John’s in September of 1881 to enter the Sisters of Mercy. …

Sister M. Elizabeth O’Regan Redmond

Sister M. Elizabeth O’Regan Redmond was, as far as we know, the only widow to enter the Sisters of Mercy …

4 November 2023

Sister Mary Philippa Hanley

Bedelia Josephine Hanley, having arrived in St. John’s from Ireland in the summer of 1885 to enter the Sisters of …

Sister Bernard Clune – October 6, 1894

Born in Limerick in 1837, Anne Mary Bridget Clune arrived in St. John’s in the Fall of 1858 to enter …

Sister M. Joseph Fox

Sister M. Joseph Fox is remembered as one of the most outstanding educators in our Newfoundland Mercy history. Irish-born Jane …

Sister M. Perpetua O’Callaghan

Sarah O’Callaghan, born in Ireland in 1877, is one of the leading lights in Mercy educational history in Newfoundland. In …