François de Montmorency Laval (1623-1708) was the first Bishop of Quebec City. Born in France to a noble family, he was educated by the Jesuits and ordained in 1647.  Despite controversy, he was made bishop in 1658 and arrived in New France the following year.  In 1663, he founded the...

The first missionary woman to the New World, Marie was born in Tours, France in 1599. Denying her own attraction to religious life, Marie honoured her father’s wishes and married Claude Martin in 1617.  Claude died only three years later.  Soon after, Marie began receiving revelations concerning the Incarnation, the...