Origin from 1658
The Congregation of Notre Dame is a Roman Catholic religious congregation for women founded in 1658 in Ville Marie, present day Montreal, New France, by Marguerite Bourgeoys as an uncloistered community whose members take simple vows and undertake education, in contrast to the enclosed orders of the period. The sisters ran a boarding school for girls, cared for the filles du roi sent to the colony, taught in schools, assisted parish pastors and served as missionaries to Indigenous people; King Louis XIV granted the congregation civil recognition in 1671 and the Church granted official status in 1698. By 2020 the congregation numbered roughly 860 members, and Marguerite Bourgeoys was canonized in 1982, becoming Canada's first woman saint; the congregation founded Marianopolis College in 1908 and operated the Maison Saint-Gabriel farm for nearly 300 years.
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Kind of orderCatholic Religious Orders and Congregations 1 ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 1 ApostolateCharitable and Medical Work 2 Who may join Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionCatholic Apostolic Magisterial Authority 2 Practice
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OrdinationVowed Religious Profession (not ordained) 2 Status
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The Congrégation de Notre Dame (CND) is a religious community for women founded in 1658 in Ville Marie (Montreal), in the colony of New France, now part of Canada. It was established by Marg
Introduction, apostolate
She developed a congregation for women that was not cloistered; the sisters were allowed to live and work outside the convent.
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Congregation of Notre Dame (Wikipedia)
Originated In: Canada, LeadQuote, Originated In: Canada, Lead
founded in 1658 in Ville Marie (Montreal), in the colony of New France, now part of Canada
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