Marguerite Bourgeoys and the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700

by Patricia Simpson

2020-12-29 19:21:28

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 officia... Read more
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 Less

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File size9.1 X 6.3 X 1.2 in
Print pages320
PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
Publication date December 12, 2005
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780773529700

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