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Conventual ensemble of the Soeurs de Miséricorde

12435, de la Miséricorde Avenue, Montréal

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Published on : May 10 2021

Last modified on : July 16 2025

The convent complex of the Soeurs de Miséricorde (Misericordia Sisters) consists of the motherhouse, a boiler room, a cemetery, a monument dedicated to Sainte-Bernadette-de-Lourdes and a vast wooded park along the rivière des Prairies. However, it is the chapel that catches the eye, with its circular floor plan and modernist stained glass windows.

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Intérieur de la chapelle des Soeurs de la Miséricorde

Source: Source: Jacques Lebleu

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Ensemble conventuel

Source: Source: Jacques Lebleu

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Entrée Villa Raimbault, rue De Serres

Source: Source: Jacques Lebleu

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Vue extérieure de la chapelle

Source: Source: Jacques Lebleu

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The conventual complex was bought in March 2018 by a company that undertook work that was not completed and the company declared bankruptcy in October 2019, leaving the religious community with many expenses. It is this context that led to the closure of the convent on March 31, 2020. According to an article in the Journal des voisins d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville on February 20, 2020 (in French), the forty or so nuns were relocated to the Square Angus residence in the borough Rosemont – La-Petite-Patrie.

The Soeurs de Miséricorde Museum, one of the few museums still standing in the district, closed its doors on October 7, 2020, as indicated in this publication (in French). The museum, which opened in 1998, aimed to explain the work of the Soeurs de Miséricorde and its founder, Rosalie Cadron-Jetté (1794-1864). To date, only the Villa Raimbault residence, located in one of the wings of the complex, remains. The trustee who manages the bankruptcy of the company that acquired the complex has put the convent complex up for sale, as indicated in this article in the Journal des voisins d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville, dated October 23, 2020 (in French).

In 2024, the entire property was acquired by a private developer. As of 2025, no concrete project has yet been determined.

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    Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough

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    Urban Development

    Mechanisms for protection

    Urban Development

  • Owner(s)

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    Private: company

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    Vacant

    No upkeep

    Lack of knowledge

    Demand for land, speculation

    Inappropriate/incompatible use

    Demand for land, speculation

    Inappropriate/incompatible use

  • Conception

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    Joseph Dalbé Viau et Louis-Alphonse Venne (motherhouse); Paul H. Lapointe (chapel)

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    Religious

    Religious

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    1930 (motherhouse); 1966 (chapel)

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