François de Laval, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First Bishop of Quebec
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Place of Birth: Montigny-sur-Avre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
About François de Laval
- Saint Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708), was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec, appointed when he was 36 years old by Pope Alexander VII. Laval was a member of the Montmorency family and was one of the most influential men of his day.
- He was a candidate for canonization by the Catholic Church after his death and was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II.
- On 3 April 2014, Pope Francis made him a saint by "equipollent canonization".
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