Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière

French nobleman, founder of Montreal and an order of nursing Sisters

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1597

Place of Birth: La Flèche, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1659

Profession: tax collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière

  • Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière (18 March 1597 – 6 November 1659) was a French nobleman who spent his life in serving the needs of the poor.
  • A founder of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, he also helped to establish the French colony of Montreal.
  • Although a layman, as part of that objective, he was the founder of the Congregation of the Religious Hospitallers of St.
  • Joseph, Religious Sisters dedicated to the care of the sick poor.
  • He has been declared Venerable by the Catholic Church.

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