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Viger (Graphic Designer)
Viger may refer to: People * André Viger (1952–2006), wheelchair marathoner and Paralympic * Denis Viger (1741–1805), merchant and politician * Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774–1861), one of the Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada, son of Denis * Jacques Viger (Member of the Assembly) (1735–1798), member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada * Jacques Viger (mayor) (1787–1858), first mayor of Montreal * Joseph Viger (1739–1803), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Louis-Michel Viger (1785–1855), lawyer, politician and businessman * Viger (Surrey cricketer), English professional cricketer Places * Viger, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées département, in southwestern France * Viger (electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district * Place Viger, both a grand hotel and railway station in Montreal * Viger Square Viger Square (officially in ) is an urban square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Viger
Amanda Viger was a Canadian nun known for her work in helping people with leprosy. Early life Amanda Viger, known as Saint-Jean-de-Goto, was born on July 27, 1845 in Boucherville, Quebec to her parents Bonaventure Viger and Eudoxie Trudel. She completed her secondary studies at the Congregation of Notre-Dame in Boucherville’s boarding school. She was 15 years old when she joined the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph of Montreal and she took her vows on February 2, 1863. Career Viger was one of six sisters who moved to Tracadie, New Brunswick in 1868 to help people suffering from leprosy, with Viger's focus first on establishing a pharmacy to provide medicines for people in need. She ultimately remained at the facility for 34 years. She also established a school in 1873 where she and other nuns helped to educate children until 1885. From 1888 the children were lodged near the lazaretto A lazaretto ( ), sometimes lazaret or lazarette ( ), is a quarantine stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Viger
André Viger, (September 27, 1952 – October 1, 2006) was a French Canadian wheelchair marathoner and Paralympian. He took part in five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games in athletics from 1980 to 1996, winning a total of three gold, three silver and four bronze medals. Biography Born in Windsor, Ontario, Viger grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He lost the use of his legs following a traffic accident at age 20. He won the men's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon in 1984, 1986 and 1987. In 1987, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "a source of encouragement for young athletes and a role model for young people everywhere". In 1993, he was inducted into the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and in 2005, the Paralympic Hall of Fame. After retiring from athletics, he began a career as a businessman and started a wheelchair manufacturing company. He died of cancer on October 1, 2006. In 2013, Viger wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonaventure Viger
Bonaventure ( ; ; ; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he also served for a time as Bishop of Albano. He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V, becoming known as the "Seraphic Doctor" (). His feast day is 15 July. Many writings from the Middle Ages once attributed to him have been subsequently re-classified under the name "Pseudo-Bonaventure". Life He was born at Civita di Bagnoregio, not far from Viterbo, then part of the Papal States. Almost nothing is known of his childhood, other than the names of his parents, Giovanni di Fidanza and Maria di Ritella. Bonaventure reports that in his youth he was saved from an untimely death by the prayers of Francis of Assisi, which is the primary motivation for Bonaventure's writing the ''vita''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
