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Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708), was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658 to 1674 and as Bishop of Quebec from its creation in 1674 until he retired due to poor health in 1688.
Jan 21, 2008 · François de Laval, first bishop of Québec (born François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval de Montigny on 30 April 1623 in Montigny-sur-Avre, France; died 6 May 1708 in Québec). The first Roman Catholic bishop of Québec, Laval was beatified in 1980 and canonized in 2014.
François de Laval (baptisé François-Xavier) ou François de Montmorency-Laval a, connu dans l'histoire de la Nouvelle-France comme Mgr de Laval, né le 30 avril 1623 à Montigny-sur-Avre (France) et mort le 6 mai 1708 à Québec, est le premier évêque et le fondateur du Séminaire de Québec .
François de Laval, who was an “intimate friend” of M. de Bernières, put his admirable maxims into practice: he combined charitable works with prayer and preaching and, as he had done in Paris, engaged in helping the poor and the sick, in the great tradition of St Vincent de Paul.
May 2, 2024 · François de Montmorency Laval was the first Roman Catholic bishop in Canada, who laid the foundations of church organization in France’s North American possessions. Born into one of the greatest families of France, Laval was ordained priest in 1647.
François de Laval. (1623-1708) Pastor, educator, seigneur, administrator and founder – a multi-faceted legacy was left by this figure of stature. Quebec’s first bishop was a pivotal force in this region’s social and religious history.
François de Laval. (1623-1708) Pasteur, éducateur, seigneur, administrateur, fondateur. Voilà autant de facettes qui font de ce premier évêque de Québec, un personnage incontournable de notre histoire civile et religieuse québécoise.
