Marguerite Bourgeoys, C.N.D. (17 April 1620-12 January 1700), was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada. Born in Troyes, she traveled to Fort Ville-Marie (now Montreal) by 1653. There she developed the convent and educated young girls, the poor, and children of First Nations until shortly before her death at the turn of the 18th century. She is also significant for developing one of the first uncloistered religious communities in the Catholic Church.[3] Declared "venerable" by the pope in 1878, she was canonized in 1982 and declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Our own Sr. Margarita and Sr. Terry serve in the Congregation of Notre Dame, and we have several parishioners who are associates of CND. Pictured (L to R): Dolores Libby, Sr. Terry Martin, Sharon Ely.