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'''Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys''' was a French-Canadian missionary and educator who founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal, establishing the first uncloistered religious community in North America. Born on April 17, 1620, in Troyes, France, she arrived in New France in 1653 at the invitation of Governor Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve to educate settlers’ children in Ville-Marie (now Montreal). Overcoming harsh conditions, she opened the first school in 1658, taught Indigenous and French girls, and built the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel. Known as the "Mother of the Colony," she died on January 12, 1700, after a life of service marked by resilience and charity. | |||
Marguerite’s legacy includes advancing education and women’s roles in the Church, earning her beatification by Pope Pius XII in 1950 and canonization by Pope John Paul II in 1982—the first Canadian woman saint. Her feast day, January 12, honors her death, and her relics rest in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, a pilgrimage site. She is venerated as patron of educators, the poor, and Canada, her miracles reflecting her lifelong care for the afflicted. | |||
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|SaintName=Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys | |SaintName=Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
|SaintBirthDate= | |SaintBirthDate=04-17-1620 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Troyes, Champagne, France | |SaintBirthPlace=Troyes, Champagne, France | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48. | |SaintBirthCoordinates=48.297345, 4.074400 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=01-12-1700 | ||
|DeathPlace=Montreal, | |DeathPlace=Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=45. | |SaintDeathCoordinates=45.501689, -73.567256 | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes | ||
|NotableAddress1=Quebec | |NotableAddress1=Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, 400 Saint Paul St E, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1H4, Canada | ||
|NotableCoordinates1= | |NotableLabel1=Founded chapel | ||
|NotableAddress2= | |NotableCoordinates1=45.509833, -73.551389 | ||
|NotableCoordinates2=45. | |NotableAddress2=Saint-Gabriel Farm, 1950 Rue de la Visitation, Montreal, Quebec H2L 3C6, Canada | ||
|NotableLabel2=Instructional center for settlers | |||
|NotableCoordinates2=45.518333, -73.566667 | |||
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|NotableAddress4= | |NotableAddress4= | ||
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|BeatificationDate= | |BeatificationDate=11-12-1950 | ||
|Beatifier=Pope Pius XII | |Beatifier=Pope Pius XII | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | |BeatificationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate= | |CanonizationDate=10-31-1982 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope John Paul II | |Canonizer=Pope John Paul II | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | |CanonizationLocation=Vatican City | ||
|SaintMiracle1= | |SaintMiracle1=Miraculous cure from gangrene of the foot of Joseph Descoteaux | ||
|SaintMiracle2= | |SaintMiracle2=Miraculous cure from gangrene of the foot of John Ludger Lacroix | ||
|SaintMiracle3= | |SaintMiracle3= | ||
|FeastDay=January 12 | |FeastDay=January 12 | ||
|Profession=Teacher | |Profession=Teacher | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Congregation of Notre Dame | |ReligiousAffiliation=Congregation of Notre Dame | ||
|Patronage= | |Patronage=Poverty, Loss of parents, People rejected by religious orders | ||
|Attributes= | |Attributes=Crucifix, Book, Religious habit | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |PrimaryShrine=Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
|AdditionalVeneration= | |AdditionalVeneration= | ||
|AssociatedCountries=France, Canada | |||
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Montreal]], [[Diocese of Troyes]] | |||
|ReviewLevel=2 | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||