Marguerite Bourgeoys
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Marguerite Bourgeoys
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Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, 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. Born in Troyes, she became part of a sodality, ministering to the poor from outside the convent. She was recruited by the governor of Montreal to set up a convent in New France, and she sailed to Fort Ville-Marie by 1653. There she developed the convent. She and her congregation educated young girls, the poor, and children of
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French religious sister and saint
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Bourgeoys
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2024-03-02T10:29:09Z
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