Jeanne Mance Monument

The Jeanne Mance Monument is a memorial in Montreal.

Jeanne Mance Monument
Location in Montreal
Coordinates45°30′53″N 73°34′44″W
LocationHôtel-Dieu de Montréal
DesignerLouis-Philippe Hébert
TypeMonument
MaterialBronze (sculptural group), Grey granite (pedestal)
Beginning date1909
Opening dateSeptember 2, 1909
Dedicated toJeanne Mance

Overview

The monument by Louis-Philippe Hébert portrays Jeanne Mance comforting an injured colonist.

The monument to Jeanne Mance was unveiled on September 2, 1909, in front of the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. In 1909 was celebrated the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the first three hospital sisters (1659). In 1642, she came specifically to establish Montreal's first hospital, Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal. The hospital operated at different location during the New France and moved to present location in 1861.

Notes

    • Alan Gordon, Making Public Pasts: The Contested Terrain of Montreal's Public Memories, 1891–1930. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001, p.135.
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