Haute-Ville in Québec in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec, — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin

1632-1668

— Co-fondatrice de l'église canadienne/Co-foundress of the Church of Canada —

Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

1. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marker

Inscription.

Catherine de Longpré nait à Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte en Normandie, à douze ans et demi, elle entre au monastère des Augustines à Bayeux. À quatorze ans, elle s'offre pour aller évangelisér en Nouvelle-France. Le 31 mai 1648, elle quitte son pays et arrive à Kébec pour continuer l'oeuvre des fondatrices commencée en 1639. Marie-Catherine consacre toute sa vie au service des pauvres et des malades.

Sculpture : M. Jules la Salle, Artiste, monument éricé le 17 octobre 1991
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Catherine de Longpré was born in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in Normandy. At the age of twelve and a half she entered the Augustinian monastery of Bayeux. When fourteen years old, she volunteered for the evangelization of New France. She left her country and arrived in Kébec on May 31, 1648 to continue the work of the foundresses begun in 1639. Marie-Catherine consecrated her whole life to the service of the poor and the sick.

Sculpture : Mr. Jules la Salle, Artist, monument erected on October 17, 1991

Erected 1991.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1648.

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46° 48.907′ N, 71° 12.597′ W. Marker is in Québec, in Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec. It is in Haute-Ville. Marker is at the intersection of rue Charlevoix and rue de-l'Hôtel-Dieu, on the right when traveling west on rue Charlevoix. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32 rue Charlevoix, Québec G1R 5C4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site historique du Monastère-des-Augustines de-l'Hôtel-Dieu-de-Québec (here, next to this marker); Les photographes Livernois (within shouting distance of this marker); Michel Sarrazin (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (within shouting distance of this marker); Premier Hôpital au Canada (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Maison Marie-Joseph-Larchevêque (about 120 meters away); Calixa Lavallée (about 120 meters away); Octave Crémazie (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.

Also see . . .
1. Catherine de Saint-Augustin, Remembered from Quebec to Normandy. Encylcopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin. Église Catholique de Québec website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. Catherine around the World. Centre Catherine de-Saint-Augustine website entry (Submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Marker

At left side of photo

Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Statue in Monastery Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. Marie-Catherine de Saint-Augustin Statue in Monastery Garden

Statue of Catherine de Saint-Augustin image. Click for full size.

E. Thierry, via Encylcopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America, 2007

4. Statue of Catherine de Saint-Augustin

Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine (Catherine de Longpré, 1632-1668) image. Click for more information.

via Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, unknown

5. Blessed Catherine of Saint Augustine (Catherine de Longpré, 1632-1668)

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops PDF
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Centre Catherine-de-Saint-Augustin Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2018

6. Centre Catherine-de-Saint-Augustin Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4, 5. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 6. submitted on September 15, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.