1812-1876+Elisabeth+Bruyere



Elisabeth Bruyere -1818-1876 -was the founder of the two sisters of Charity of Bytown -opened the first hospital and the first Bilingual School in Ontario -was born Élisabeth Bruguier in L'Assomption in Lower Canada in 1818 -daughter of Jean Baptiste Charles Bruguier and Sophie Mercier -In 1839, she joined the sisters of Charity of the Hospital General of Montreal, also known as the Grey Nuns -In 1845 she established Roman Catholic Schools, hospitals and orphanages -The Élisabeth Bruyère Health Centre located on the former site of the Ottawa General Hospital was named after her

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