Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/January 12

Portrait of Marguerite Bourgeoys, by Antoine Plamondon

Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND (17 April 1620 – 12 January 1700), was a French religious sister and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada. (Full article...)


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Patronage: against poverty; loss of parents; people rejected by religious orders
See also: Aelred of Rievaulx; Benedict Biscop; Bernard of Corleone; Antonio Maria Pucci