Verenance Morin; bapt 30-Dec-1832 Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon.
May 1850 she left home and entered the new Congregation of Providence with the name Sister Bernarda. Sent to Sorel, where she made her religious profession in August 1852; then arrived in Oregon Dec 1, 1852. Departed California on ship "Elena" March 27, 1853 and landed in Valpara¡so, Chile, June 17, 1853. In 1880, she was appointed superior general, thus establishing an independent Congregation in Chile, with the name "Sisters of Providence of Chile".