Marguerite Bourgeoys And the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700 (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: December 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780773529700
Subjects: Biography: general; History of religion; Saints & hagiography; Women's studies; Institutions & Organizations; Biography & Autobiography; Religion - Catholicism; Biography/Autobiography; Canada; Christianity - History - Catholic; Religious; Biographies; Biography; Christian saints; Nuns; Quâebec (Province); Religieuses
Description: "In her sequel to the biography of Marguerite Bourgeoys' early years, Patricia Simpson slows that the Congregation faced great resistance from the church hierarchy, despite the fact that New France and the church depended on their educational work. The order was particularly important in assuming the guardianship of many filles du roi - young women sent to New France under royal auspices as wives for the men of the colony. Simpson also examines the many difficulties the Congregation faced, which included natural disasters and the dangers faced in trying to reach women and children in settlements throughout New France, sometimes as far away as Acadia."--Jacket.