Marguerite Bourgeoys and the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700 - Volume 42

Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) was canonized in 1982. Patricia Simpson goes beyond myth and hagiography to explore Bourgeoys's dream of establishing a radically new religious community of women, recounting her thirty-year struggle to obtain official recognition for the Congregation of Notre Dame. Simpson shows that the order faced great resistance from the male church hierarchy despite the fact that the pioneer society depended on the work of the Congregation. The order was particularly important in assuming the guardianship of many

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Patricia Simpson

Summary

This sequel to Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 is concerned with the life of Marguerite Bourgeoys from the end of the so-called "heroic age" of Montreal until her death.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Simpson
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2005
• EAN: 9780773529700
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-2970-0
• No. of pages: 324
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 231 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 596 g
• Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Religion; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Re
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies