Marguerite bourgeoys cartoon
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Saint of New France: How St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Helped Build the Church in Canada
Both the United States and Canada begin the new year honoring several of their native sons and daughters. For the United States, it’s Sts. Elizabeth Ann Seton and John Neumann. For Canada, it’s Brother André Bessette and Marguerite Bourgeoys.
Canada’s first female saint, Marguerite Bourgeoys, was born in 1620 and died in 1700. That means she was born the same year the Pilgrims set sail for America and died three-quarters of a century before American independence. That she was instrumental in building up the Church in then-New France (now Canada) reminds us that a lot more was going on in North America (especially its French and Spanish sectors) than a narrow focus on the “13 colonies” might suggest.
She came from Troyes, a city about 100 miles southeast of Paris. At 20, during a procession on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, she felt an urge to serve the Church, though the process of that dis
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Exhibition “Cartooning for Peace”
As part of the Journée mondiale de la francophonie, more than 200 ung people from Montreal and Quebec City celebrate their desire for Peace at the Musée dem la Civilisation in Quebec City through press cartoons, theatre, choral singing, slam, song, dance and music. They reflect, in an innovative UN diplomatic simulation experiment, on the major global issues that threaten Peace.
This event inaugurates the exhibition “Cartooning for Peace”, which opens until March 24, 2019. Discover a selection of press cartoons drawn by students for the Centenary of the First World War from the Marguerite-Bourgeoys and La Capitale school boards who took part in the workshops as part of the European programme in Canada “Cartooning for Peace and Democracy”. Learn more about the schema in Canada.
The programme is organized with the Musée de la Civilisation, Vision Diversité, the kommission scolaire de la Capitale, the Commission
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COMIC STRIP MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS (FRENCH EDITION)
- Language : French
- ISBN : 9782877186568
- Number of pages: 32 pages
- Printing :1998
- LE SIGNE Edition
- Written by : Patricia Simpson, Edith Gauthier and Simone Poissant
- Illustration: Giorgio Trevisan
SKU: 06008Categories: Books, Books, Children's books, For children, French books, Gift ideas, Marguerite Bourgeoys, Sale, Sale
Description
Comic strip retracing the life of Marguerite Bourgeoys from Troyes to Ville-Marie.Additional information
| Weight | 0.40 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 21.5 × 30 × 0.4 cm |