Tag: St Marguerite Bourgeoys

St Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) was born the sixth of twelve children at Troyes, France. Her father died when she was very young and her mother when she was 19yrs. At 32 she was refused admission to The Carmelite Order so, she left France for Quebec in Canada with other colonists. St Marguerite committed her life to working with the…