Mother Mary Providence
Easily
seen as the guiding force of the Order in Victoria during
its formative years, Mother Mary Providence was 22 when she arrived in Victoria on October 26, 1859 and was appointed as the Superior at that
point. She was born in Sligo, Ireland
and was instructed by tutors in many areas of education including Philosophy,
Literature, Mathematics, History and French and attended a finishing
school. Her family had immigrated to Quebec from Ireland
where she answered a call she felt to enter the life of a nun and duty towards
others. Mother Mary Providence was
instrumental in developing the curriculum of the school and in the expansion of
the convent in Victoria and the order throughout Vancouver
Island.
She died on May 28, 1904 in Victoria
