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St. Norbert (other)
St. Norbert refers to Norbert of Xanten, saint and founder of the Norbertine or Premonstratensian order, and may also refer to: *St. Norbert, a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba *St. Norbert, Manitoba, the area of Winnipeg in roughly the same area as the above *Saint-Norbert, Quebec, a parish municipality in Canada *Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec, a municipality in Canada *Saint-Norbert, a community in Weldford, New Brunswick, Canada *St. Norbert College, a college in Wisconsin, USA *St. Norbert College (Perth), a secondary school in Perth, Australia *Convento de San Norberto, a former convent in Madrid {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Of Xanten
Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1075 – 6 June 1134) (Xanten-Magdeburg), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a bishop of the Catholic Church, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome. Early priesthood He adopted such strict discipline that it killed his first three disciples. This may be why he failed to reform the canons of Xanten, who denounced him as an innovator at the Council of Fritzlar in 1118. He then resigned his benefice, sold all his property and gave the proceeds to the poor. He visited Pope Gelasius II, who gave him permission to become an itinerant preacher and he preached throughout lands in what is now western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and northern France, being credited with a number of miracles. In settlement after settlement he encountered a demoralized clergy, lone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Norbert, Quebec
Saint-Norbert is a parish municipality in D'Autray Regional County Municipality the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Norbert had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend: * Population in 2011: 1059 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.7%) * Population in 2006: 1067 * Population in 2001: 1046 * Population in 1996: 1070 * Population in 1991: 971 Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Education Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including: * École Sainte-Anne The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including: * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... References Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{Quebec-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weldford, New Brunswick
Weldford is a civil parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between Richibucto 15 Indian reserve and the local service district of the parish of Weldford, which is a member of the Kent Regional Service Commission (KRSC). Origin of name Weldford was a portmanteau of the names of the two Kent County Members of the Legislative Assembly in 1835, John W. Weldon and John P. Ford. History Weldford was erected in 1835 from Richibucto Parish. Boundaries Weldford Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 89, 98, and 99 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 251–253, 266–269, 283–285, and 300 at same site. *on the north by a line due west from the northernmost corner of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve; *on the east by a line running southerly along the eastern border of the main part of the Richibucto 15 Indian reserve to the Richibucto River, downstream to the mouth of the St. Nicholas River, up the St. Nicholas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
