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Marguerite Bourgeoys and the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700 |
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This sequel to the early biography charts the establishment of a radically innovative religious community of uncloistered women - the first in the New World.
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 filles du roi - young women sent to New France under royal auspices to be married to 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, as far away as Acadia.
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 filles du roi - young women sent to New France under royal auspices to be married to 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, as far away as Acadia.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion Series (number 2.42 in series)
324 Pages, 6 x 9
10 b&w photographs
ISBN 9780773529700
December 2005
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"In Simpson's unprecedented biography, Bourgeoys is shown to be one of the outstanding figures - and quite possibly the outstanding woman - of the founding generation of New France." Elizabeth Rapley, history, University of Ottawa
"A powerful biography offering a creative and realistic rethinking of the life of Bourgeoys that challenges uncritical assessments." Mark McGowan, St Michael's College, University of Toronto
"A powerful biography offering a creative and realistic rethinking of the life of Bourgeoys that challenges uncritical assessments." Mark McGowan, St Michael's College, University of Toronto
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.
Acknowledgments ix
Note on Translation and Names Used xi
Introduction 3
1 A New Society Takes Shape, 1665-1670 11
2 Obtaining Royal Approval, 1670-1672 29
3 Wherever Charity or Need Required, 1672-1679 48
4 The Last Voyage to France, 1679-1680 72
5 Back to the Stable, 1680-1684 99
6 The Demands of a New Bishop, 1684-1689 114
7 The Dark Years, 1689-1694 138
8 The Question of the Rule, 1694-1698 166
9 Departure in Peace, 1698-1700 200
Appendix: Representations of Marguerite Bourgeoys 215
Notes 235
Bibliography 267
Index 283
Note on Translation and Names Used xi
Introduction 3
1 A New Society Takes Shape, 1665-1670 11
2 Obtaining Royal Approval, 1670-1672 29
3 Wherever Charity or Need Required, 1672-1679 48
4 The Last Voyage to France, 1679-1680 72
5 Back to the Stable, 1680-1684 99
6 The Demands of a New Bishop, 1684-1689 114
7 The Dark Years, 1689-1694 138
8 The Question of the Rule, 1694-1698 166
9 Departure in Peace, 1698-1700 200
Appendix: Representations of Marguerite Bourgeoys 215
Notes 235
Bibliography 267
Index 283
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