Chris then explained the history of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel. She barely acknowledged him. Soon after the French nun Marguerite Bourgeoys arrived at Fort Ville-Marie (today’s Montreal) in 1653, she established a convent for educating girls and indigenous people. The current Our Lady of Good Help was finished in 1771. On top of the chapel are two angels flanking the Star of the Sea. The center Virgin Mary statue protected sailors as they left the port.
