Marie-Madeline de Chauvigny de la Peltrie
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Marie-Madeleine de Chauvigny de la Peltrie (1603 – 18 November 1671) was a French woman who started the Order of Ursulines of Quebec
.
Madame Chauvigny was born at Alençon
. She arrived in New France
with a number of Ursulines including a future nun, Charlotte Barré (Mother Saint-Ignace) and Marie de l'Incarnation, who was to be the religious founder of the Order of Ursulines. (The order later was called the Ursulines of Quebec
). Also part of the passenger list on that voyage was Father Barthélemy Vimont
who was the third superior of the Jesuit Mission in Canada.
Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursuline Convent of Quebec City, , founded in 1639, is the oldest institution of learning for women in North America...
.
Madame Chauvigny was born at Alençon
Alençon
Alençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon .-History:...
. She arrived in New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
with a number of Ursulines including a future nun, Charlotte Barré (Mother Saint-Ignace) and Marie de l'Incarnation, who was to be the religious founder of the Order of Ursulines. (The order later was called the Ursulines of Quebec
Ursulines of Quebec
The Ursuline Convent of Quebec City, , founded in 1639, is the oldest institution of learning for women in North America...
). Also part of the passenger list on that voyage was Father Barthélemy Vimont
Barthélemy Vimont
Barthélemy Vimont was a French Jesuit missionary in New France, North America.- Biography :Born at Lisieux, he entered the Society of Jesus at Rouen in 1613...
who was the third superior of the Jesuit Mission in Canada.