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Bourgeoys, Marguerite, Saint (1620 -1700 ) Foundress of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Montreal, born Troyes, France ; died Montreal, Canada . A member in Troyes of the lay confraternity attached to the Congregation de Notre Dame, founded in Lorraine by Saint Peter Fourier, 1598 , she volunteered to go to Canada in 1653 … Continue reading “Bourgeoys, Marguerite, Saint”

Bourgeoisie (Fr.) In its strict sense in the theory of historical materialism (q.v.) the class of urban, commercial, banking, manufacturing and shipping entrepreneurs which, at the close of the middle ages was strong enough, by virtue of its command of developing technics, to challenge the economic power of the predominantly rural and agricultural (manorial) feudal … Continue reading “Bourgeoisie”

Bourgeois, Margaret founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame, Montreal, was born in Troyes, France, April 15, 1620. Being refused admission to the Carmelite order of her native city in 1640, and afterwards of the Poor Clares, she finally decided to accompany M. de Maisonneuve, one of the first and truest friends of the Canadian … Continue reading “Bourgeois, Margaret”

Bourgeois, Jacques a French theologian, who lived about the middle of the 16th century, was a Trinitarian, and published Amortissement de Toutes Perturbations et Reveil des Mourirants, etc. (Douay, 1576). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Genrale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bourgeois, Francois a French missionary, was born at Lorraine, and lived in the latter half of the 18th century. He was a Jesuit, and having completed his theological studies at Pont a Mousson, he left France, March 15, 1767, to go to China. At Pekin he became superior of the French Jesuits residing in China. … Continue reading “Bourgeois, Francois”

Bourgeois (Or Borghes), Jean a French theologian, was born at Amiens in 1604. He was at first canon and chanter of the cathedral of Verdun, and then obtained, in the diocese of Poitiers, the abbey of Merci Dieu. In 1745 he was sent to pope Innocent X, by the French bishops who approved the book … Continue reading “Bourgeois (Or Borghes), Jean”

Bourgade, Francois a French apostolic missionary, was born in 1806 at Ganjou. Having completed his theological studies at the seminary of Auch, he was ordained priest in 1832. In 1838 he was authorized to perform the offices of the sacred ministry in all the French possessions of Algeria. He founded at Tunis a hospital for … Continue reading “Bourgade, Francois”

Bourgade, Franccedil;ois A French missionary and philosopher, b. 7 July, 1806, at Gaujan, department of Gers; d. 21 May, 1866, at Paris. He pursued his theological studies at the seminary of Auch and was ordained priest in 1832. His immediate request to be authorized to work among the infidels of Africa was granted only in … Continue reading “Bourgade, Franccedil;ois”

Bourg, Anne Du a French magistrate, a counsellor clerk at the Parliament of Paris, nephew of Antoine, was born in 1521 at Riom, in Auvergne. Destined at first for the Church, and having even taken orders, he left the ecclesiastical calling for that of the bar, in which position he won distinction. Having adopted the … Continue reading “Bourg, Anne Du”

Bourepos, David a minister of the French Reformed Church, was the predecessor of Daniel Boudet, under whom the Church at New Rochelle seceded and vent to the Episcopalians. He served the Church at New Rochelle from 1687 to 1697, and occasionally, from 1696 to 1700, served New Paltz as a supply. He was stationed at … Continue reading “Bourepos, David”