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Montfort Sisters
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The Daughters of Wisdom trace their beginnings and our spirituality back to 18th century France. In 1701, Blessed Marie Louise Trichet met Louis de Montfort, and this was a turning point in her life. In a culture where the poor went unattended, Marie Louise was inspired to choose to live among the poor and dedicate her life to their concerns as a woman religious. From the experience of God as divine Wisdom came a deep desire in both Louis de Montfort and Marie Louise Trichet to fashion a way of living that would serve others and make divine Wisdom known and loved.
This was the initial inspiration for the Daughters of Wisdom. Following in the footsteps of Louis de Montfort and Marie Louise Trichet, we Daughters of Wisdom have ministered in the fields of education, health care, and social and pastoral outreach, with a special concern for those who are neglected by society.
In 1904, the Daughters of Wisdom were forced by the secularization laws of France to seek ministries elsewhere. The first Daughters of Wisdom arrived in the Archdiocese of Edmonton in 1908 in Red Deer and 1911 in Castor. They taught separate schools, supervised catechists classes, wored as nurses in hospitals, provided secretarial work at University of Alberta Administration. The sisters were also engaged in parish and pastoral work, service in Boyle Street area, care to refugees. From 1982-1992 they operated Wisdom House a residence for University students.
Today the Sister continue to serve in parishes and on committees in the Archdiocese.