Marguerite Bourgeoys et Montréal, 1640-1665 / Patricia Simpson ; traduction, Simone Poissant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Patricia, 1937-

Series:

McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion

McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion ; v.27

Standardized Title:

Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665. French

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Bourgeoys, Marguerite, Saint, 1620-1700.

Bourgeoys, Marguerite.

Christian saints--Canada--Biography.

Christian saints.

Nuns--Québec (Province)--Biography.

Nuns.

Canada--History--To 1763 (New France).

Canada.

Montréal (Québec)--History--17th century.

Montréal (Québec).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

French

Summary:

Born and raised in Troyes, France, in 1653 Marguerite Bourgeoys came as a new recruit to de Maisonneuve's tiny and beleaguered settlement of Ville-Marie, founded in 1642 as a Christian missionary society. These early years in New France marked a special period in her life. Firmly committed to the belief that the world would be a better place if people learned to understand one another, she worked to build a better church and a better society, especially for women and children. Marguerite Bourgeoys's life story teaches us about tolerance and compassion, ideals that are no less important now than three centuries ago.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table des matieres""; ""Remerciements""; ""Note sur la traduction et les noms utilies""; ""Illustrations""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Les commencements: 1620-1640""; ""2 La recherche d'une voie: 1640-1653""; ""3 Montreal, de la fondation 1653""; ""4 Le fort et l'etable: 1653-1658""; ""5 Vers une communaute: 1658-1659""; ""6 La semence: 1659-1665""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliographie""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-52951-3

9786613841964

0-7735-8467-6

OCLC:

923236429