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Patrimoine & Culture
Statue de Jeanne Mance
📍 Langres, Haute-Marne
· 52200 Langres
À propos
Jeanne Mance, born on November 12, 1606, was an exceptional figure in the 17th century. The second of twelve children, she devoted herself to taking the place of her father, who died in 1630, and her mother, who died in 1632. The family home is located at 11 rue Barbier d'Aucourt (then rue de l'Homme sauvage).
During her years in Langres, she devoted herself to her compatriots in the face of war (the Thirty Years' War), plague (5,500 victims in Langres and the surrounding area) and poverty. In contact with the city's Jesuits and news of the first French missionaries in America, she left her hometown in 1640 to answer a call to mission.
After a few months in Paris, she embarked at La Rochelle in May 1641 with some fifty companions. Finally, on May 17, 1642, the expedition landed on a deserted island in the St. Lawrence, Montreal: Ville-Marie - the first name of the city that became Montreal - was founded. Caretaker and steward, right-hand woman to Governor Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, she deployed her talents in the service of the French and the Amerindians, without distinction.
She crossed the Atlantic three times to bring relief to the threatened little town.
A free spirit, she always rejected the idea of joining a religious order. Jeanne Mance, assisted by her friend Marguerite Bourgeoys, died on June 18, 1673 at Hôtel-Dieu, where she was buried after handing over her hospital to the Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph. Jeanne Mance is the only one of Montreal's pioneers to be buried here.
The only "man" in the colony during the governor?s many absences, she remains a model for contemporary feminist circles in North America.
The statue, the work of sculptor Jean Cardot, was erected in front of the Cathedral on May 5, 1968. This was the site of St Pierre-St paul church, where Jeanne was baptized on November 12, 1606.
On May 17, 2012, the City of Montreal officially recognized Jeanne Mance as a co-founder of the city.
In November 2014, the Vatican recognized Jeanne Mance's "heroic virtues" by proclaiming her Venerable.
Langres - Montreal Association
Jeanne Mance Cultural Center
The association, along with the Montreal-Langres committee, initiated the erection of the statue of Jeanne Mance on May 5, 1968.
The association promotes the work of Jeanne Mance, developing relations and cultural, tourist, sporting and economic exchanges between the Pays de Langres and Montreal, Quebec and Canada, as well as promoting the French-speaking world.
It organizes shows, conferences, publications, trips, festivals, exchanges, symposiums?
It plays an active role in the France-Quebec Federation.
During her years in Langres, she devoted herself to her compatriots in the face of war (the Thirty Years' War), plague (5,500 victims in Langres and the surrounding area) and poverty. In contact with the city's Jesuits and news of the first French missionaries in America, she left her hometown in 1640 to answer a call to mission.
After a few months in Paris, she embarked at La Rochelle in May 1641 with some fifty companions. Finally, on May 17, 1642, the expedition landed on a deserted island in the St. Lawrence, Montreal: Ville-Marie - the first name of the city that became Montreal - was founded. Caretaker and steward, right-hand woman to Governor Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, she deployed her talents in the service of the French and the Amerindians, without distinction.
She crossed the Atlantic three times to bring relief to the threatened little town.
A free spirit, she always rejected the idea of joining a religious order. Jeanne Mance, assisted by her friend Marguerite Bourgeoys, died on June 18, 1673 at Hôtel-Dieu, where she was buried after handing over her hospital to the Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph. Jeanne Mance is the only one of Montreal's pioneers to be buried here.
The only "man" in the colony during the governor?s many absences, she remains a model for contemporary feminist circles in North America.
The statue, the work of sculptor Jean Cardot, was erected in front of the Cathedral on May 5, 1968. This was the site of St Pierre-St paul church, where Jeanne was baptized on November 12, 1606.
On May 17, 2012, the City of Montreal officially recognized Jeanne Mance as a co-founder of the city.
In November 2014, the Vatican recognized Jeanne Mance's "heroic virtues" by proclaiming her Venerable.
Langres - Montreal Association
Jeanne Mance Cultural Center
The association, along with the Montreal-Langres committee, initiated the erection of the statue of Jeanne Mance on May 5, 1968.
The association promotes the work of Jeanne Mance, developing relations and cultural, tourist, sporting and economic exchanges between the Pays de Langres and Montreal, Quebec and Canada, as well as promoting the French-speaking world.
It organizes shows, conferences, publications, trips, festivals, exchanges, symposiums?
It plays an active role in the France-Quebec Federation.
