Person An individual. Birth Date 1616 Birthplace Château de Saint-Germain in Anjou, France Death Date 1652 Place of Death Quebec City, QC, Canada Occupation Ursulines; Missionary; Musician; Teacher Languages Spoken or Written French; Algonquin; Huron Biographical Text Marie de Saint Joseph (previously known as Marie de Saint Bernard before she went to New France) affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, as a nun in France. Later in 1639, she journeyed to New France and devoted her time to the Algonquin and Huron people, who adored her and called her mother. She taught young Indigenous girls, mainly through songs and hymns. She was described as keen of mind and extremely good humoured. She died at 36 from tuberculosis, dropsy and gangrene. She was deeply mourned, with reports of her funeral being the largest one the convent had ever seen. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Meghan Troyer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource de Saint-Joseph, Marie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1639-1652 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Organization unknown, Les Ursulines de Québec, Quebec City Description An account of the resource The Ursuline Nuns, including Marie de Saint Joseph, were dedicated teachers to young girls. Mainly in arts, language, music and the Christian doctrine. Marie de Saint Joseph taught mainly young Indigenous girls, and made her impact mostly by teaching music and hymns. Marie was loved by the Algonquin and Huron people particularly. The record on her is slim, likely due to her short life, but she impacted the lives of many Indigenous girls. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marie-Emmanuel Chabot, o.s.u., “SAVONNIÈRES DE LA TROCHE, MARIE DE, dite Marie de Saint-Joseph (Marie de Saint-Bernard),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 1, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/savonnieres_de_la_troche_marie_de_1E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person