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Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708), was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of New France from 1658 to 1674 and as Bishop of Quebec from its creation in 1674 until he retired due to poor health in 1688.
Learn about the first Roman Catholic bishop of Québec, who fought for his independence from France and founded the Séminaire de Québec. Discover his life, achievements, controversies and canonization.
May 2, 2024 · François de Montmorency Laval (born April 30, 1623, Montigny-sur-Avre, Fr.—died May 6, 1708, Quebec) was the first Roman Catholic bishop in Canada, who laid the foundations of church organization in France’s North American possessions.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
François de Laval (baptisé François-Xavier) ou François de Montmorency-Laval [a], connu dans l'histoire de la Nouvelle-France comme M gr de Laval, né le 30 avril 1623 à Montigny-sur-Avre (France) et mort le 6 mai 1708 à Québec, est le premier évêque et le fondateur du Séminaire de Québec.
François de Laval, who was an “intimate friend” of M. de Bernières, put his admirable maxims into practice: he combined charitable works with prayer and preaching and, as he had done in Paris, engaged in helping the poor and the sick, in the great tradition of St Vincent de Paul.
- André Vachon
- LAVAL, FRANÇOIS DE
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2
May 6, 2024 · First Bishop of Quebec, pioneer of New France's Church, lived in heroic renouncement, devoted to prayer and penance.
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May 5, 2024 · St. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval was the brave missionary bishop of Quebec who oversaw a territory encompassing most of the continent. Filled with missionary zeal, Laval influentially planted the seeds of Catholic faith in the New World. He was declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2014.
