Marguerite Bourgeoys, who passed
away on 12 January 1700, was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of
Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada.
She travelled to Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal) by 1653. There she developed
the convent and educated young girls, the poor, and children of First Nations
until shortly before her death at the turn of the 18th century. She is also
significant for developing one of the first uncloistered religious communities
in the Catholic Church. Declared "venerable" by the pope in 1878, she
was canonized in 1982 and declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Marguerite Bourgeoys' Death Anniversary
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