de Simon de Longpré, Marie-Catherine (missionary in Québec City, Québec)

de Simon de Longpré, Marie-Catherine (missionary in Québec City, Québec)

Catherine was known as an exemplary nun. She worked with the Hospitallers of Bayeux at Hôtel-Dieu, Québec City. She was a depositary (1659), senior Hospitaller (1663), and mistress of novices (1665) before she was considered as being elected superior. But, she died before that was possible. Catherine was loved and "thought to be perfect by nature". She was so absorbed in her position that only death would tear her away from Canada. She was mourned by the community and brought great blessings to the land. She improved everyone she came across.

1648-1668

Person

The Hospitallers of Bayeux, l'Hôtel-Dieu, Québec City

Marie-Emmanuel Chabot, o.s.u., “SIMON DE LONGPRÉ, MARIE-CATHERINE DE, dite de Saint-Augustin,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 30, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/simon_de_longpre_marie_catherine_de_1E.html.

1632

Saint-Sauver-le-Victome, Lower Normandy

1668

Québec City, Québec, Canada

Nun

French

Catherine was born on May 3, 1632, at Saint-Sauveur-le-Victome (Lower Normandy). She wanted to do God’s Will in everything from a young age. As a child, she had many moments of divine intervention. A few years later, the Hospitallers of Québec needed reinforcements so she and her sister volunteered. Catherine became a nun before she turned 16 and they travelled to Québec, where they worked at the Hôtel-Dieu in Québec City. She died of tuberculosis in 1668 after 20 years as a missionary.

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