Marie-Anne-Louise Taschereau
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Marie-Anne-Louise Taschereau (October 18, 1743 – March 16, 1825) was a Canadian nun. As an Ursuline
, she worked as a teacher, and served as a Mother Superior
. She was the daughter of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau
and Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière, and sister of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
.
Her father had come to New France
from France in 1726, married into a wealthy family and became the owner of the Sainte-Marie seigneury which was the family home.
She entered the Ursuline convent in May, 1764 as a postulant
. In August she took the religious habit as Sister Marie-Anne-Louise de Saint-François-Xavier. She had a lifetime of service with the order including serving as its superior.
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
, she worked as a teacher, and served as a Mother Superior
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
. She was the daughter of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau
Thomas-Jacques Taschereau
Thomas-Jacques Taschereau was the patriarch of the illustrious Taschereau family in New France . It is believed that he may have come from some level of nobility in France and his family descended from a line of royal of municipal officials...
and Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière, and sister of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau
Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau was the second in a line of distinguished French Canadians whose influence has spanned 3 centuries....
.
Her father had come to New France
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
from France in 1726, married into a wealthy family and became the owner of the Sainte-Marie seigneury which was the family home.
She entered the Ursuline convent in May, 1764 as a postulant
Postulant
A postulant was originally one who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. The use of the term is now generally restricted to those asking for admission into a monastery or a convent, both before actual admission and for the length of time preceding their admission into the novitiate...
. In August she took the religious habit as Sister Marie-Anne-Louise de Saint-François-Xavier. She had a lifetime of service with the order including serving as its superior.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- (http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/pioneers/pioneers3_e.html)
- (http://www.premier.gouv.qc.ca/secteur/bienvenue_quebec/decouvrir_quebec_dates_en.htm)
- (http://www.republiquelibre.org/cousture/1759B.HTM)