Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal
Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal
Founded at Montreal, in 1657 , by Marguerite Bourgeoys, for the teaching of girls, in missions and schools. The congregation has 170 houses, including schools, colleges, a teachers’ institute, normal schools, a cooking school, business schools, and kindergartens, in Canada , and the United States. The mother-house is in Montreal; the total number of religious is about 1,900.