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Old Montreal in Montréal in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
 

Jeanne Mance

(1606-1673)

 
 
Jeanne Mance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 31, 2014
1. Jeanne Mance Marker
Inscription. English:
On this site, Jeanne Mance founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, one of the oldest hospitals in the country. She arrived in Ville-Marie with Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve in 1642, and remained the only nurse there until 1659, when she brought the Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph to New France. At a time when there were numerous confrontations with the Iroquois, she cared for the wounded and sick with compassion and diligence, while increasing her efforts to recruit new settlers. Canadas first lay nurse, Jeanne Mance remains an inspiration to those who seek a career in the nursing profession.

French:
Jeanne Mance fonda ici l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, un des plus anciens hôpitaux du pays. Arrivée à Ville-Marie avec Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve en 1642, elle en est la seule infirmière jusqu’à ce quelle fasse venir les Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph en 1659. A l'époque où les affrontements avec les Iroquois sont nombreux, elle soigne les blessés et les malades avec compassion et diligence, tout en multipliant ses efforts pour recruter de nouveaux colons. Première infirmière laïque au Canada, Jeanne Mance demeure toujours une source d'inspiration pour qui se destine à cette profession.
 
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkScience & Medicine.
 
Location. 45° 30.275′ N, 73° 33.299′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal. It is in Old Montreal. Memorial is on Rue le Royer Ouest close to Rue Saint-Sulpice, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 46 Rue le Royer Ouest, Montréal QC H2Y, Canada. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. History of Basilique Notre Dame de Montréal (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Basilique Notre-Dame / Notre-Dame Basilica (about 120 meters away); L’Ancien Édifice de la Douane / The Old Custom House (about 150 meters away); Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (about 180 meters away); Saint-Laurent Boulevard (about 180 meters away); Aux origines de Montréal / The origins of Montréal (about 180 meters away); Montréal’s Founders and First Colonists Monument (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Joe Beef’s Canteen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.
 
More about this marker. Rue le Royer Ouest is a alley walkway.
 
Also see . . .  Jeanne Mance - Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Jeanne Mance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 31, 2014
2. Jeanne Mance Marker
The marker is in the planter bed on the right.
. Charles Lallemant recruited Jeanne Mance for the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal. Mance embarked from La Rochelle on May 9, 1641 on a crossing of the Atlantic that took three months. After wintering in Quebec, she and Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve arrived at the Island of Montreal in the spring of 1642. They founded the new city on May 17, 1642 on land granted by the Governor. That same year Mance began operating a hospital in her home. - Wikipedia (Submitted on March 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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