Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 - Volume 27

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 Congregation de Notre-Dame de Montreal, 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 Montreal 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.

About the author

Patricia Simpson is coordinator of research services at the Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum in Old Montreal, the author of Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665, and co-author of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours: A Chapel and Its Neighbourhood.

Summary

St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) is a key figure in Canadian and religious history. This text goes behind the myth and hagiography surrounding Marguerite and documents her real life in France and in the struggling settlement of Ville-Marie (Montreal), placing her life in historical context.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Simpson
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.1997
• EAN: 9780773516410
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-1641-0
• No. of pages: 247
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion; McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Religion; McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Re
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Theologie, Kanada, 17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.), Geschichte der Religion, Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Gruppen