Laval-montmorency Francois De 1623-1708 Bishop Laval Era Appointed Apostolic
vicar with title of bishop of Petraea in partibus, 7; opposes liquor
traffic, 10; founds Seminary at Quebec, 10; created bishop of Quebec,
12; not fully appreciated in his lifetime, 15; his noble birth, 17; his
devotion to St. Francois Xavier and St. Francois d'Assisi, 18; a scholar
at College of La Fleche, 19; inherits patrimony of Montigny, and called
for a time Abbe de Montigny, 19; yields patrimony to his younger
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other, Jean-Louis, 19, 21; admitted to congregation of the Holy
Virgin, 20; receives tonsure at nine years of age and made canon of
Evreux at fifteen, 20; leaves La Fleche at nineteen and goes to the
College of Clermont at Paris, 21; death of his two elder brothers, 21;
his mother desires him to marry, 21; appointed archdeacon of cathedral
of Evreux, 22; his zealous performance of his duties, 23; goes to Rome
in expectation of an appointment as one of three bishops for Asia, 23;
resigns his archdeaconry, 23; becomes inmate of Hermitage of de
Bernieres at Caen, 24, 25; recommended by Jesuits as vicar apostolic for
Canada, 26; consecrated as such by papal nuncio, 26; arrives at Quebec,
June 16, 1659, 26; his authority questioned, 27; demands written
recognition of his authority, 28; suspends the Abbe de Queylus, 28;
manner and personal appearance, 28, 29; attention to the sick, 33; his
different places of residence in Quebec, 33; friction with Governor
D'Argenson, 34; his efforts to prevent sale of brandy to the Indians,
36-39; sails for France, obtains recall of D'Avaugour, and military
reinforcements for colony, 39; his influence in the creation of the
Sovereign Council, 40; returns to Canada, 41; founds Seminary, 47, 48;
his regulations therefor approved by the king, 50; obtains authority to
collect tithes, 50; receives flattering letters from the king and
Colbert, with gift of money, 52; resides at Seminary, 55; opposed to
permanent livings for clergy, 55; his personal income transferred to the
Seminary, 56; imposes on himself many privations, 56; affiliates
Seminary with Foreign Missions of Paris, 57; acquires seigniory of
Beaupre and exchanges it for Ile Jesus, 58; baptizes Iroquois chief, 65;
visits various settlements of Christian Indians, 74; bears testimony to
the high character of De Tracy, 81; describes church at Quebec in letter
to Pope, 84; approves of works of piety instituted by Jesuits, 86;
encourages devotion to the Holy Family, 86; his visits to Montreal, 87;
his wise views, 98; watches over instruction of youth, 99; establishes
boarding school at St. Joachim, 100; encourages Brotherhood of Ste.
Anne, 101; builds first sanctuary of Ste. Anne at Beaupre, 101; makes
pilgrimage to Beaupre, 101; his instructions to missionaries, 105-107;
receives Recollets with benevolence, 111; his zeal for primary
education, 124; appointed bishop, 129, 136; his letter to the
Propaganda, 131; has manager appointed for his abbey of Lestrees, 138;
rents it to Berthelot, 138; exchanges Island of Orleans for Ile Jesus,
138; visits his family in France, 139; family troubles, 139; renews
connection of Seminary with Foreign Missions of Paris, 140; returns to
Canada, 141, 169; sails for France in connection with liquor traffic
question, 173; erects parish of Notre Dame de Montreal, 175; joins it to
Seminary of St. Sulpice, 175; his interest in chapel of Bonsecours, 178;
bows to king's decision on tithes question, 181; returns to Canada, 184;
resists attempt to connect his diocese with archbishopric of Paris, 184;
bestows all his property on the Seminary of Quebec, 185; letter to the
king, 187; visits parishes and missions, 189, 190; illness, 190; letter
to king as to need for reinforcements, 192; establishes chapter of
diocese, 197; sails for France, 198; resigns as bishop in favour of
Saint-Vallier, 200; returns to Canada, 202, 220; physical suffering,
205; letter to Saint-Vallier, 206; disagreement with Saint-Vallier on
the subject of the Seminary, 208; his return to Canada delayed, 211;
returns, 219, 220; receives his successor, 221; his conduct during siege
of Quebec, 231; his grief over the policy adopted in regard to the
Seminary, 235; his escape from burning building, 240; his labours in
extreme age, 244; his admiration of the Charron brothers, 247; his
habits and practices described by Brother Houssart, 251-256; by De la
Colombiere, 256, 257; his death, 263; miraculous cures attributed to,
264; burial in cathedral and subsequent transfer of remains to Seminary,
265, 266. (Count Frontenac era) Arrival of, as vicar apostolic and bishop of Petraea in
partibus, 43; sends De Queylus back to France, 43; disagrees with
Governor D'Argenson, 45; also with D'Avaugour, 46; sails for France,
1662, 46; procures recall of D'Avaugour and appointment of Mezy, 48;
returns to Quebec, September, 1663, 48; establishes Quebec Seminary, 48;
and Lesser Seminary, 49; quarrels with Mezy, 50; sails for France to
settle question of bishopric, May, 1672, 70; made bishop of Quebec, and
returns to Canada, 1675, 71; establishes Ecclesiastical Court, 111;
curtails honours paid to governor in church, 112; king's instructions on
the subject, 113; Frontenac's estimate of bishop's revenue, 114; objects
to trading permits issued by governor, as involving selling of liquor to
Indians, 116; gains the king over to his views, 116; sends grand-vicar
to France to uphold his policy, 118; goes to France to press his views,
1678, 125; effect of his elevation to rank of bishop, 164; not
favourable to permanent curacies, 165, 190; rejects offer of Recollets
to serve the parishes without any fixed provision for their support,
165; determines to resign, 190; goes to France, 1684, 191; chooses
Saint-Vallier as his successor, 191; describes Canada as "the country of
miracles," 301. =Bib.=: Tetu, Esquisse Biographique de Laval;
Esquisse de la Vie, etc., de Laval; Parkman, Old Regime; Gosselin,
Francois de Montmorency-Laval; Colby, Canadian Types of the Old
Regime; Le Venerable Francois de Montmorency-Laval; Douglas, Old
France in the New World; Dent, Can. Por.