Obituary Notice
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SISTER MARGUERITE BELLEROSE
in religion
SISTER ANGÉLIQUE (Coadjutrix)
April 11, 1891
Sister Marguerite Bellerose was born in St. Monique, P.Q., daughter of Léon Bellerose, farmer, and Marie Dievin Clement.
She received the postulant’s habit on June 8, 1865, at the age of 27 years, 9 months and 18 days and she had the joy of taking her religious vows on May 21, 1867.
Obedience called her to the mother house kitchen, to St. Joseph College, for three years, to the Aylmer convent for five years, to our house in Hull for nine years, to Mattawa for two years.
She returned from Mattawa to serve for the rest of her days as a nurse and to prepare for her final reward. Already exhausted and sickly, she nonetheless gave more attention to the other patients than to her own health.
This faithful worker for God had never learned to read or write, yet she had memorized the entire Imitation of Christ, having heard it read and having meditated it.
At all times, she edified her sisters by her love of poverty, her spirit of prayer and her ardent devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
On April 11, 1891, through her death, she brought to a close her life so rich in merits for eternity.
R. I. P.
Taken and translated from: "Nécrologies des Soeur Grises de la Croix", Tome 1, 1850 to 1909, Mother House, Ottawa, 1932, p. 210.
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