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Founded in 1984 after the death of R.P. Maxime Le Grelle, it aims to promote the Brouage church as a place of memory of the origins of the new France and a place of pilgrimage for all Canadians and their friends.
ABOUT
The committee invites the public to pay tribute, in this church, to Champlain and, with him, to all the holy missionaries, founders and pioneers who answered this call:
RPJoseph Le Caron, Nicolas Viel and Jacques Marquette, Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and their companions, Mary of the Incarnation, Catherine of Saint Augustin, Mgr François de Montmorency-Laval, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance, Marguerite Bourgeoys, M. Le Royer de La Dauversiere...
CONTACTER LE COMITÉ DES ORIGINES DE LA NOUVELLE FRANCE
Lieu d'activités : église de Brouage
Comité du Mémorial de la Nouvelle France
Association diocésaine de La Rochelle
7 place Foch
CS 41088
17087 La Rochelle cedex 02
OUR HISTORY
The Memorial Commitee
The committee invites the public to pay tribute, in this church, to Champlain and, with him, to all the holy missionaries, founders and pioneers who answered this call:
RPJoseph Le Caron, Nicolas Viel and Jacques Marquette, Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and their companions, Mary of the Incarnation, Catherine of Saint Augustin, Mgr François de Montmorency-Laval, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance, Marguerite Bourgeoys, M. Le Royer de La Dauversiere...
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Strong links unite our Brouage sanctuary to Canada:
Restoration of the roof in 1910 by Saint Jean-Baptiste of Québec society
Exhibition on the Christian origins of New France
Thanks to the McDonald Stewart Foundation, donations of remarkable stained glass by Canadian provinces and cities
BROUAGE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS
Nicolas Sollogoub's works
by order of installation
SETTLEMENT ON SAINTE-CROIX ISLAND, ACADIA, 1604
Donated by New Brunswick in 1982
RECOLLECTION
ONTARIO AT THE TIME OF NEW FRANCE
Donated by Ontario in 1991
STAGES OF THE FOUNDATION OF NEW FRANCE
Donated by Quebec in 2001
MARITIME VOCATION OF BROUAGE
French public and private donations in 1991
FOUNDATION OF QUEBEC BY CHAMPLAIN IN 1608
Donated by Quebec city in 1993
BLESSED FRANÇOIS DE MONTMORENCY-LAVAL (1623-1708)
FIRST BISHOP OF CANADA
Donated by Mrs Sollogoub in 1995
STAINED GLASS DEDICATED TO MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS
Donated by the Committee of the Memorial of the origins of New France
FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF MONTRÉAL
Donated by this city in 2006
FOUNDATION OF THE HÔTEL DIEU OF MONTRÉAL BY JEANNE MANCE
Canadian private donations in 2015
EXHIBITION ON THE CHRISTIAN ORIGINS OF NEW FRANCE
Created in association with the local Archives
OUR GOALS
Looking forward, the Committee wishes to develop friendship and cultural relations with North America in order to maintain "Francity" there.
We welcome any new member who will show the same interests for the purposes of the Committee and be present at the quarterly meetings.
OUR PROJETS
A new stained glass window donated by Nova Scotia
Another one by Alberta
A statue of Champlain
BOOKS OF THEÂ COMMITEE
Ces publications sont en vente à Brouage :
- Librairie des Marais dans les anciennes écuries
- aux Halles aux Vivres
LES VITRAUX DE BROUAGE
10 €
SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN
RÉCITS DE VOYAGES (1603-1635)
12 €
IL Y A QUATRE SIÈCLES ... ILS RÊVAIENT DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE
10 €
BROUAGE AU TEMPS DES PRISONS
10 €