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

Portrait of Marguerite Bourgeoys, by Antoine Plamondon


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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

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