Feast January 12
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
Religious founder, patron of against poverty · Feast January 12
Biography
Marguerite Bourgeoys, CND, was a French religious sister and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada.
Feast day
January 12
Patronage
against poverty
loss of parents
people rejected by religious orders
Birth date
1620-04-17
Death date
1700-01-12
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
31 October 1982
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
1
Wikidata qid
Q263327
Feast day of month
12