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Marguerite Bourgeoys

Teacher and founder · 1620-1700

Started the colony's first school in a stone stable and became Canada's first woman saint.

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Life story

1. April 17, 1620 · Troyes, France
   Born at Troyes in Champagne
2. 1653 · Montreal
   Arrived at Ville-Marie as a lay teacher
3. 1658 · Montreal
   Opened the first school in Montreal in a converted stable
4. 1676 · Montreal
   Her Congrégation de Notre-Dame was formally recognized
5. January 12, 1700 · Montreal
   Died in Montreal; canonized in 1982 as Canada's first woman saint

In the timeline

• 1642 — Ville-Marie founded

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Marguerite Bourgeoys
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia