The Sisters of Charity of Montreal, commonly known as the Grey Nuns, have sold their downtown motherhouse to Concordia University for CAD$18 million. The sisters made the announcement at a June1 ...

The last of the Grey Nuns have moved ... formerly housed more than 1,000 nuns. "We were all — and we still are — very sad that we had to sell the motherhouse, because we've been there since ...

Grey Nuns Motherhouse, view facing north from René-Lévesque Boulevard ... In 1861 the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (Grey Nuns/Soeurs grises) bought from the Sulpician Order the land between Guy, Ste ...

Grey Nuns resident Kayla Fanning In 2007, Concordia University purchased the motherhouse and converted ... out of respect for the dead. While Montreal has a long list of notorious deceased ...

In Montreal, deep inside the hushed and sprawling corridors of the Grey Nuns Motherhouse, snow-haired sisters who have devoted their lives to God are focusing on a more profane task. The nuns have ...

When the coffin ships from Ireland began arriving in 1847 there were 50,000 people in Montreal ... near where Victoria Bridge now stands. The Grey Nuns, also known as the Sisters of Charity ...

The last of the Grey ... number of nuns is a key reason for the move. The group was unable to remain in the large building which formerly housed more than 1,000 nuns. "We were all — and we still are — ...

Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: An article in Le Devoir mentions Concordia's conservation of the Grey Nun's Motherhouse and the historic building's continued public ...