“Three Augustinian Nuns called from Dieppe”
to establish the L’Hotel-Dieu de Quebec -1639
Basilque Notre-Dame De Montreal
Sainte-Anne-de-Beauprie Shrine, Quebec
It was a return summer trip Canada where we again were welcomed and learned more about our own healing history. What we saw told a story of the beginnings of healing care in North America. It is not a story I knew in any detail except the nominal connection of healthcare to religious organizations. The missing information was the centrality of nursing in the story!
Near the end of the trip, an article from the University of Michigan was published that emphasized the continued relevance of the story we just learned in Canada. According to the authors, the “sacred moment experiences” are still common in the care of others. What was surprising is the reluctance in sharing these sacred moments.
The recent experiences in Canada reinforced that “Bienvenue”/“Welcome” is the path to where we experience these shared and sacred moments. Our shared professional history is deeply connected with our northern neighbors.
Thanks to all the “Sisters", past and present, that have and continue to treat body and soul.
Marvin
References
L’Hotel-Dieu de Quebec
https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=683
Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal
https://www.basiliquenotredame.ca/en
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine
https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/sainte-anne-de-beaupre-shrine
Hage, M. L. (2024). Healing the Spaces between Us.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2024/07/healing-spaces-between-us.html
Ties that bind: the evolution of education for professional nursing in Canada from the 17th to the 21st Century
Sacred Moment Experiences Among Internal Medicine Physicians
Jessica Ameling, MPH1; Nathan Houchens, MD1,2; M. Todd Greene, PhD, MPH1,3; et al
Hage, M. L. (2016). Invited.
http://healingagents.blogspot.com/2016/01/invited.html
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