ntmorency, Francois de= (1623-1708). =L= Appointed apostolic
vicar with title of bishop of Petraea _in partibus_, 7; opposes liquor
traffic, 10; founds Seminary at Quebec, 10; created bishop of Quebec,
12; not fully appreciated in his lifetime, 15; his noble birth, 17; his
devotion to St. Francois Xavier and St. Francois d'Assisi, 18; a scholar
at College of La Fleche, 19; inherits patrimony of Montigny, and called
for a time Abbe de Montigny, 19; yields patrimony to his younger
brother, Jean-Louis, 19, 21; admitted to congregation of the Holy
Virgin, 20; receives tonsure at nine years of age and made canon of
Evreux at fifteen, 20; leaves La Fleche at nineteen and goes to the
College of Clermont at Paris, 21; death of his two elder brothers, 21;
his mother desires him to marry, 21; appointed archdeacon of cathedral
of Evreux, 22; his zealous performance of his duties, 23; goes to Rome
in expectation of an appointment as one of three bishops for Asia, 23;
resigns his archdeaconry, 23; becomes inmate of Hermitage of de
Bernieres at Caen, 24, 25; recommended by Jesuits as vicar apostolic for
Canada, 26; consecrated as such by papal nuncio, 26; arrives at Quebec,
June 16, 1659, 26; his authority questioned, 27; demands written
recognition of his authority, 28; suspends the Abbe de Queylus, 28;
manner and personal appearance, 28, 29; attention to the sick, 33; his
different places of residence in Quebec, 33; friction with Governor
D'Argenson, 34; his efforts to prevent sale of brandy to the Indians,
36-39; sails for France, obtains recall of D'Avaugour, and military
reinforcements for colony, 39; his influence in the creation of the
Sovereign Council, 40; returns to Canada, 41; founds Seminary, 47, 48;
his regulations therefor approved by the king, 50; obtains authority to
collect tithes, 50; receives flattering letters from the king and
Colbert, with gift of money, 52; resides at Seminary, 55; opposed to
permanent livings for clergy, 55; his personal income transferred to the
Seminary, 56; imposes on himself many privations, 56; affiliates
Seminary with Foreign Missions of Paris, 57; acquires seigniory of
Beaupre and exchanges it for Ile Jesus, 58; baptizes Iroquois chief, 65;
visits various settlements of Christian Indians, 74; bears testimony to
the high character of De Tracy, 81; describes church at Quebec in letter
to Pope, 84; approves of works of piety instituted by Jesuits, 86;
encourages devotion to the Holy Family,