Marguerite Bourgeoys et Montréal, 1640-1665 /
St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), canonized in 1982, is a key figure in Canadian and religious history as a founder of Montreal and of the international order the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal, one of the first uncloistered religious communities of women. Patricia Simpson goes behind t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | French English |
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Montréal ; Ithaca :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©1999
Montréal ; Ithaca : ©1999 |
| Series: | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion
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| Summary: | St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), canonized in 1982, is a key figure in Canadian and religious history as a founder of Montreal and of the international order the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal, one of the first uncloistered religious communities of women. Patricia Simpson goes behind the mist of myth and hagiography surrounding Marguerite Bourgeoys to reveal her true character. Marguerite Bourgeoys et Montréal documents her life in France and in the struggling settlement of Ville-Marie - present-day Montreal - placing her life within the larger historical context of the time and highlighting the role of women in society and the church St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), canonized in 1982, is a key figure in Canadian and religious history as a founder of Montreal and of the international order the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal, one of the first uncloistered religious communities of women. Patricia Simpson goes behind the mist of myth and hagiography surrounding Marguerite Bourgeoys to reveal her true character. Marguerite Bourgeoys et Montréal documents her life in France and in the struggling settlement of Ville-Marie - present-day Montreal - placing her life within the larger historical context of the time and highlighting the role of women in society and the church |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index |
| ISBN: | 0773520082 0773584676 1283529513 661384196X 9780773520080 9780773584679 9781283529518 9786613841964 |