The Historian · Marguerite · Montréal
Grey Nuns Mother House (now Concordia University)
The Grey Nuns, founded by Marguerite d'Youville (Canada's first native-born saint), ran hospitals and charity across the city for centuries. Their immense mother house downtown is now part of Concordia University — students sleep in the former convent. Walk the grounds and the chapel area to read how the city's Catholic charitable infrastructure became secular learning.
The vast 19th-century Grey Nuns convent, founded by Saint Marguerite d'Youville's order, now a Concordia residence and library — walk the grounds and crypt area.
— Marguerite, The Historian
The move — Marguerite's insider tip for Grey Nuns Mother House (now Concordia University) — is in the app.
Get Montréal — ten locals, forever →Free to read, everywhere. Own a city and every insider Move is yours. Why you can trust us →