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Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal
Henry Richard S. Bunnett1885/1889
McCord Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada
Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) opened Montreal's first school in 1658 and a few years later founded one of the first non-cloistered Catholic communities for women, the Congregation of Notre Dame. She set up workshops to teach women the practical skills essential to their new way of life.
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- Title: Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal
- Creator Lifespan: 1845/1910
- Date: 1885/1889
- Type: Peinture, Painting
- Titre: Congrégation de Notre-Dame, Montréal
- Description: Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700) ouvre en 1658 la première école de Montréal et fonde quelques années plus tard l'une des premières communautés religieuses de femmes non cloîtrées de l'Église catholique, la congrégation de Notre-Dame. Elle met sur pied des ateliers de travaux pratiques où les femmes peuvent acquérir des savoir-faire essentiels à leur nouveau mode de vie.
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. David Ross McCord, Don de Mr. David Ross McCord
- Artist: Henry Richard S. Bunnett
- Rights: http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/orders/conditions/
- External Link: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M647
- Medium: Oil on canvas, Huile sur toile
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