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Founded on 16 August 1637 by the Duchess of Aiguillon and the Augustines Hospitalières of Dieppe, the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec was the first permanent hospital established north of Mexico. When the sisters arrived in Canada in 1639, they dedicated themselves to relieving human suffering. Its stone walls still enclose a hospital, a monastery, and a church, as well as a garden and a cemetery, reflecting the life of this once cloistered community and its nursing mission for more than 350 years.
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