Becoming Holy in Early Canada by Timothy G. Pearson - 9780773544192

Name: Becoming Holy in Early Canada by Timothy G. Pearson - 9780773544192
Brand: McGill-Queen's University Press

McGill-Queen's University Press

Becoming Holy in Early CanadaAuthor(s): Timothy G. Pearson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780773544192, 978-0773544192\nSynopsis\nRecent years have witnessed a revival of interest in holy figures in Canada. From the reputations of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI as prolific saint-makers to the canonization of two figures associated with Canada - Brother Andr Bessette in 2010 and Kateri Tekakwitha in 2012 - saints are suddenly in the news and a topic of conversation. In Becoming Holy in Early Canada, Timothy Pearson explores the roots of sanctity in Canada to discover why reputations for holiness developed in the early colonial period and how saints were made in the local and immediate contexts of everyday life. Pearson weaves together the histories of well-known figures such as Marie de l'Incarnation with those of largely forgotten local saints such as lay brother and carpenter Didace Pel.