Marie-Marguerite d’Youville: The Slave Owner Who Was Made A Saint By the Catholic Church

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In 1990, the Catholic Church declared Marie-Marguerite d’Youville a saint. Canonized by Pope John Paul II, she became the first Canadian born person to receive that honor, and today her name appears on churches, schools, charities, and universities across Canada, where she is remembered as a woman who devoted her life to caring for the […]
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