Marguerite Bourgeoys And the Congregation of Notre Dame, 1665-1700 (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion)

by Patricia Simpson

2005 292 pages eng

"In her sequel to the biography of Marguerite Bourgeoys' early years, Patricia Simpson slows that the Congregation faced great resistance from the church hierarchy, despite the fact that New France and the church depended on their educational work. The order was particularly important in assuming th…