François de Montmorency-Laval

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François de Montmorency-Laval was a 17th-century French Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Quebec, recognized as a key figure in establishing the Catholic Church in New France.

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François de Montmorency-Laval canonical 2
de Montmorency-Laval 1

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instanceOf 17th-century Roman Catholic bishop
Catholic saint
French person
Roman Catholic bishop
human
activityTerritory New France
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
appointedBy Pope Clement X
beatificationDate 1980-06-22
beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
birthCountry France
birthDate 1623-04-30
birthPlace Montigny-sur-Avre
burialPlace Quebec City
burialSite Séminaire de Québec
canonizationDate 2014-04-03
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Francis
citizenship Kingdom of France
continentOfActivity North America
continentOfOrigin Europe
countryOfDiocese New France
deathDate 1708-05-06
deathPlace Quebec City
deathTerritory New France
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
endTime as Bishop of Quebec: 1688
ethnicGroup French
familyName François de Montmorency-Laval self-linksurface differs
surface form: de Montmorency-Laval
feastDay May 6
founded Grand Séminaire de Québec
Séminaire de Québec
givenName François
honorificPrefix Blessed
Saint
knownFor defending Indigenous peoples’ rights in New France
opposing the liquor trade with Indigenous peoples
languageSpoken French
memberOf Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
nobleFamily House of Montmorency
notableFor being the first Bishop of Quebec
establishing the Catholic Church in New France
founding the Séminaire de Québec
occupation bishop
missionary
positionHeld Bishop of Quebec
Vicar Apostolic of New France
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime as Bishop of Quebec: 1674
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Université Laval foundedBy François de Montmorency-Laval
Université Laval namedAfter François de Montmorency-Laval
François de Montmorency-Laval familyName François de Montmorency-Laval self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: de Montmorency-Laval