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.



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