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Ona B. Bessette
2021
Ona B. Bessette
Ona B. Bessette was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. She first met the Sisters of the Congregation de Notre Dame as a student at Waterbury Catholic High School. Sister Ona received a Bachelor of Arts…
Birth of Marguerite Bourgeoys
1620
Marguerite Bourgeoys is born in Troyes, France.
Arrival of Marguerite Bourgeoys in Ville-Marie (Montreal)
1653
Marguerite Bourgeoys arrives in New France with the “Grande Recrue”. Her objective is to open a school. When she arrives in Montreal, there are still too few school-aged children for her to carry out her goal.
Première tentative de construction de la chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
1655
Marguerite Bourgeoys begins construction of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, but work is suspended in 1657. Marguerite Bourgeoys will have to wait more than 20 years before her dream is realized.
Opening of the stable-school
1658
Marguerite Bourgeoys opens the first school in Ville-Marie in a former stable. The children helped clean and prepare their school.
First voyage to France
1658
Marguerite Bourgeoys, accompanied by Jeanne Mance, makes her first voyage back to France. Marguerite returns to Ville-Marie (Montreal) with four recruits.
Permission to teach is given to the “Filles séculières de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame”
1669
Bishop François de Laval gives Marguerite Bourgeoys and her companions permission to teach wherever they are needed in his diocesewhich comprises all of New France.
Second voyage to France
1670
Marguerite Bourgeoys returns to France a second time to promote her plan for an uncloistered community.
Congrégation de Notre-Dame (CND) obtains Letters Patent
1671
The “Institut des Filles séculières de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame” obtains Letters Patent signed by King Louis XIV.
Second CND Mother House
1673
Marguerite Bourgeoys has an addition built onto the stable-school (which is considered the first CND Mother House). This building becomes the second Mother House of the Congregation.
Canonical approbation of the CND
1676
After having given Marguerite and her companions permission to teach in his diocese (which comprises all of New France), Bishop de Laval officially approves the “Institut des Filles séculières de la Congrégation de Notre-Dame.”
Teaching begins at the Mountain Mission
1676
Companions of Marguerite Bourgeoys begin teaching young Amerindians at the Mountain Mission on Mont Royal (a wild forest at the time).
Opening of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel
1678
Marguerite Bourgeoys sees one of her dreams come true: the first stone church in Ville-Marie (Montreal) is finally opened after three years of construction. It is completely destroyed by a terrible fire in 1754 and then rebuilt between 1771 and 1773.
Third voyage to France
1679
In her lifetime, Marguerite Bourgeoys crosses the Atlantic Ocean seven times, a particularly daring odyssey in the XVIIth century.
Establishment of the third CND Mother House
1684
The third Mother House of the Congregation is built on Notre-Dame Street. It is destroyed by fire in 1768. In total, over the years, there will be eight different Mother Houses.
Election of the second superior of the CND
1693
Marie Barbier (Sister de l’Assomption), first Sister of the Congregation born in Montreal, succeeds Marguerite Bourgeoys as superior.
Acceptance of the rules by the Congrégation de Notre-Dame and first religious profession
1698
The rules written by Bishop de Saint-Vallier are accepted by the members of the Congregation. The first religious professions take place in Ville-Marie (Montreal) and Quebec.
Death of Marguerite Bourgeoys in Ville-Marie (Montreal)
1700
Marguerite Bourgeoys dies at age 79. The only portrait of Marguerite Bourgeoys is sketched at her wake and painted in the weeks that followed. This painting can be contemplated at the Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum in Montreal.
Jacques Cartier’s first voyage to Canada
1534
Jacques Cartier plants a cross in Gaspé and takes possession of the territory in the name of the king of France.
First French settlement in Acadia
1604
The first French colony in North America is established on Saint Croix Island in Acadia by Pierre Du Gua de Monts, accompanied by Samuel de Champlain.
Founding of Quebec
1608
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec City. This marks the beginning of French colonization in the St-Lawrence Valley. Champlain dreams of expanding the territorial empire of France and enriching it through the fur trade.
Arrival of the Récollets
1615
The Récollets are Catholic missionaries placed in charge of the religious education of the French settlers and the evangelization of the Amerindians.
Arrival of the Jesuits in Quebec
1625
The missionary Jesuits arrive in Quebec to evangelize the Amerindians. In 1653, they found Collège de Québec where they offer classical education to young French settlers.
Founding of the Company of One Hundred Associates
1627
The Company of New France or of One Hundred Associates groups together one hundred merchants and aristocrats. Its mandate consists of promoting the colonization of New France in exchange for a monopoly of the fur trade.
Founding of Trois-Rivières
1634
Trois-Rivières is the second oldest city in Canada. Quebec is the oldest city. Trois-Rivières, located at the confluence of the St-Lawrence and the three channels of the Saint-Maurice River, is strategically important to the fur trade. This is why Samuel de Champlain, with the intention of…
Arrival of the Ursulines and the Augustinian Hospitallers in Quebec
1639
The Ursulines teach young girls at their house in the Lower Town of Quebec. The Augustinian Hospitallers found the Hôtel Dieu de Québec Hospital to treat the inhabitants and the native people of the area.
Beginning of the first war between the Iroquois and the French
1641
The French and Iroquois War lasts 25 years despite numerous peace treaties.
Founding of Ville-Marie (Montreal)
1642
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance, with some fifty other people, found Ville-Marie (Montreal). The religious ideal of the Société de Notre-Dame de Montréal inspires the establishment of the colony. The Island of Montreal is a favourable place to establish a village which rapidly…
Arrival of the “Grande Recrue”
1653
In 1653, and again in 1659, the arrival of some one hundred new colonists revives the colony. They commit themselves to clearing the land they have been granted.