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Robert de Turlande (c. 1000 - 17 April 1067) was a French Roman Catholic priest and professed member of the Order of Saint Benedict. He was of noble stock and was also related to Saint Gerald of Aurillac. He is best known for the establishment of the Benedictine convent of La Chaise-Dieu ('Home of God') and for his total commitment to the poor ...
After his death, Robert was quickly canonized (1095) as Saint Robert de Turlande (also known as Saint Robert of Chaise-Dieu). [4] The Chaise-Dieu continued to grow throughout the Middle Ages, becoming the motherhouse of further congregations of Black Monks. Pope Clement VI began his vocation as a monk at Chaise Dieu and was the patron of the ...
Château du Domaine de Maizerets: 1705: François Trefflé, Thomas Doyon de Simon Denys de la Trinité: Château Frontenac: 1898: Bruce Price: Chateau de la Terrase Hotel: Citadelle of Quebec: 1820 and 1831: Royal Engineer and Lieutenant Colonel Elias Walker Durnford: Esplanade Powder Magazine: 1815: Royal Engineer: Fortifications of Quebec City
The traditionalism of some orders conflicted with new theories in psychiatry, as seen in the case of the Sisters of Providence, who in 1873 founded the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu a large asylum for the insane. There were over 6000 admissions from 1873 to 1900, most from urban areas although Quebec was heavily rural. [9] A fire killed 46 girls in 1916.
The Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu, in Auvergne (La Chasa-Dieu in Occitan), is a former Benedictine abbey, headquarters of the Casadean order, located in the commune of La Chaise-Dieu in the department of Haute-Loire. The origin of the name is the Latin phrase Casa Dei (The House of God), hence the adjective "Casadean."
Robert Southwell (priest) (c. 1560-1595), poet and martyr; Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), Jesuit, cardinal, Doctor of the Church; Saint-Robert as a toponym: Saint-Robert, Quebec; Saint-Robert, Corrèze; Saint-Robert, Lot-et-Garonne; Saint-Égrève-Saint-Robert station, a train station in Saint-Égrève, Isère, France; Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle ...
The congregation's roots began with the British conquest of Quebec at the Plains of Abraham in 1759. Under the leadership of Church of Scotland Chaplain Robert MacPherson and soldiers of the famous 78th Fraser Highlanders of James Wolfe's Army in 1759. A congregation evolved under his leadership, until his death in 1765.
The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec ("Our Lady of Quebec City"), located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primatial church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. [1] It is the oldest church in Canada and was the first church in Canada to be elevated to the rank of minor basilica, by Pope Pius IX in 1874.