Jerome le Royer de la Dauversiere
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Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière (March 18, 1597 – November 6, 1659) was a Jesuit who was head of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
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A man of great faith, he was part of the 'Sainte Vierge' charity, which helped the poor, and was also part of the mystical movement which supported catholicism in France in the 17th Century.
February 2, 1630, after having devoted himself and his family to the Holy Family
, he heard the calling to found a congregation of charitable girls in La Flèche for the service of the poor and the sick. Hesitating, he confided in his confessor, the Jesuit Father Chauveau, who dissuaded him from carrying out his plan. In 1633, however, after having survived a life-threatening illness (which he considered a sign from God), Le Royer decided to go ahead with his plan and answer his calling.
He began by undertaking the renovation of the Sainte-Marguerite alms-house, which was run, from 1636, by Marie de La Ferre, his colleague, Anne Fourneau, and three servants. This small group became a member of the Holy Family Brotherhood, founded by Jérôme de La Dauversière, which was the first stage of the founding of the Daughters of St. Joseph
he formed the idea of establishing at Montreal
several communities: one of priests of convert the Indians, one of nuns to nurse the sick, and one of nuns to teach the local children of the Indians. Olier involved some of his wealthy penitents, while Dauversière found support from the Baron de Fanchamp. Others joined in, one being Angélique Bullion
, and six persons formed the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
. They raised between them seventy-five thousand livres. Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
was hired by Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière.
Place de la Dauversière is a space for rest and relaxation that opened in Montreal in 1997.
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a religious organisation responsible for founding Ville-Marie, the original name for the settlement that would later become Montreal....
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Youth
He studied in Jesuit College of La Flèche in La Flèche (today the 'Prytanée Militaire'), and followed in his father's footsteps as a tax collector. He married Jeanne de Baugé, with whom he had five children. Two of his sons would become priests, and both of his daughters became nuns.A man of great faith, he was part of the 'Sainte Vierge' charity, which helped the poor, and was also part of the mystical movement which supported catholicism in France in the 17th Century.
February 2, 1630, after having devoted himself and his family to the Holy Family
Holy Family
The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph.The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Roman Catholic Church in honor of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint Joseph, as a family...
, he heard the calling to found a congregation of charitable girls in La Flèche for the service of the poor and the sick. Hesitating, he confided in his confessor, the Jesuit Father Chauveau, who dissuaded him from carrying out his plan. In 1633, however, after having survived a life-threatening illness (which he considered a sign from God), Le Royer decided to go ahead with his plan and answer his calling.
He began by undertaking the renovation of the Sainte-Marguerite alms-house, which was run, from 1636, by Marie de La Ferre, his colleague, Anne Fourneau, and three servants. This small group became a member of the Holy Family Brotherhood, founded by Jérôme de La Dauversière, which was the first stage of the founding of the Daughters of St. Joseph
Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph
The Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph was a religious order founded in La Fleche, France by the Venerable Jerome le Royer de la Dauversiere and Venerable Marie de la Ferre...
Montreal
With the Parisian priest Jean-Jacques OlierJean-Jacques Olier
-Early life:At Lyon, where his father had become administrator of justice, he made a thorough classical course under the Jesuits ; he was encouraged to become a priest by St. Francis de Sales, who predicted his sanctity and great services to the Ccatholic Church. He studied philosophy at the...
he formed the idea of establishing at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
several communities: one of priests of convert the Indians, one of nuns to nurse the sick, and one of nuns to teach the local children of the Indians. Olier involved some of his wealthy penitents, while Dauversière found support from the Baron de Fanchamp. Others joined in, one being Angélique Bullion
Angélique Bullion
-Life:She was born in Paris, at the beginning of the seventeenth century; her parents were Guichard Favre and Madeleine Brulart de Sillery. Claude de Bullion :fr:Claude de Bullion, her husband, was Keeper of the Seals and Superintendent of Finances under Louis XIII; Cardinal Richelieu annually...
, and six persons formed the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal was a religious organisation responsible for founding Ville-Marie, the original name for the settlement that would later become Montreal....
. They raised between them seventy-five thousand livres. Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal.- Early career :...
was hired by Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière.
Place de la Dauversière is a space for rest and relaxation that opened in Montreal in 1997.