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.

Sandy Point Foundation

Sandy Point was a peninsula connected to the mainland at Flat Bay until the 1940s when coastal erosion made it …

Sister M. Joseph Nugent

Maria Nugent had the unique distinction of being the first Presentation postulant and the first Mercy postulant in Newfoundland and …

Arrival Day!

(Marianne Creedon, born in 1811 in Coolowen, Co. Cork, went to Newfoundland with her sister’s family when she was 22 …

Sister M. Cecelia Sears

The anniversary of Sister M. Cecelia Sears occurs on May 9. Brigid Sears was the first to enter the new …

Our Lady of Mercy School

On May 1, 1843 Our Lady of Mercy School opened in St. John’s with four teachers – Sisters Francis Creedon, …

Anniversary of the Founding of Mercy on West Coast of Newfoundland

On July 28, 1893, Sisters M. Antonio Egan, M. Corsini Dempsey, M. Veronica Payne and M. Sylvester Carver, former members …