. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. 1639, Quebechad its Hotel Dieu, the gift of the Duchess dAiguillon, whilst in 1657 Montreal had also itsHospital, the creation of two other heroic women,Mile. Mance and Madame de Bouillon. Couldthe annals of these institutions be opened, what *Les Eveques de Quebec.—Mgr. H. Tetu. +Archives de 1 Archev^ch^ de Quebec, Leitre de M. , de la Peltrie died Nov. iSih, 167
. Canada: an encyclopædia of the country; the Canadian dominion considered in its historic relations, its natural resources, its material progress and its national development, by a corps of eminent writers and specialists. 1639, Quebechad its Hotel Dieu, the gift of the Duchess dAiguillon, whilst in 1657 Montreal had also itsHospital, the creation of two other heroic women,Mile. Mance and Madame de Bouillon. Couldthe annals of these institutions be opened, what *Les Eveques de Quebec.—Mgr. H. Tetu. +Archives de 1 Archev^ch^ de Quebec, Leitre de M. , de la Peltrie died Nov. iSih, 167:, and the Venerable Mariede r Incarnation the 30th of April of the following year. examples of charity and self-denial would theynot reveal ! Still another foundation which can-not easily be passed over in silence was the erectionby Mgr. de Laval in 1665 of the Sanctuary of de Beaupre, since become the mostfrequented shrine in North America. Such was the prosperous condition of theChurch in Canada, when the venerable Prelate,already bending under the weight of years andfeeling his life gradually ebbing away, soughtabout him for a successor to assume the heavyburden. Mgr. Jean Baptiste de Saint Vallierwas. Mgr. lean Biptiste de St. Vallier. named to succeed him, but inevitable delaysintervened, and on two different occasions thesaintly old man was again obliged to assume thereins of power. Nor were his last years exemptfrom trials. His Divine Master seemed to wishto impress on his mind that his happiness wasnot to be of this ^\orld. He had the sorrow tosee his beloved city beseiged by the enemy ini6go; but all through these trying times hiscourage never failed him. His last and mostcruel ordeal was to witness the destruction bv CANADA; AX 495 fire of his Seminary, twice in four yetirs. Nce<lit be wondered at that this worst trial of allweighed heavily on his heart ? Whilst submittingto the designs of the Almighty, he boweil hishead in obedience to
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