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Catherine de Saint-Augustin

The Blessed Mary Catherine of St. Augustine

born Catherine de Simon de Longpré
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 1632 - Québec 1668
French canoness regular who was instrumental in the development of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec in service to the colony of New France
(Wikipedia)

Jules Lasalle
1990

Description

Bronze statue of Catherine de Saint-Augustin standing in front of a column.

Inscription(s)

Catherine de Saint-Augustin
1632 - 1668
augustine de l'hotel dieu de bayeux
missionaire a quebec

Sculptor

Jules Lasalle (1957), Canadian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America, Catherine de Saint-Augustin, Remembered from Quebec to Normandy.

Locatie (N 49°16'32" - W 0°42'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn052; Photograph: 1 August 2015
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