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Bishop Laval

by A. Leblond De Brumath

Format:  Quality Paperback
Published:  July 2007
Category:  Historical
Publisher:  Dodo Press
Pages:  172

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Biography of FranÃ§ois-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval (1623-1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France and was one of the most influential men of his day. He was appointed when he was 36 years old by Pope Alexander VII. He was a member of the Montmorency family. Born at Montigny-sur-Avre, Eure-et-Loir, France, he came from an illustrious part of the French nobility. As early as age 8 it was decided that he would have a career in the Church. Laval was inflexible and zealous but knew when to compromise, in exceptional circumstances. He waged continuous warfare against the liquor trade to the Amerindians and interfered constantly in other matters whenever he saw questions of morality and religion being trampled. In 1663 Laval founded the 'SÃ©minaire de QuÃ©bec', a theological school which eventually also had lay students and finally became UniversitÃ© Laval, which was named in his honour in the 20th century.

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