Leger, Paul-Emile (Roman Catholic Priest in Quebec, Canada).
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Title
Leger, Paul-Emile (Roman Catholic Priest in Quebec, Canada).
Description
Leger served as a lecturer and representative of the Catholic church in multiple capacities. A cardinal, a priest, and eventually a Prince of the Canadian Catholic church, he was a pious man whose work and life was always centered around the nonsecular.
Date
1904-1933 1941-1991.
Type
Person
Coverage
Catholic Church, Montreal.
Source
Gilles Routhier, “LÉGER, PAUL-ÉMILE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 22, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed June 3, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/leger_paul_emile_22E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1904
Birthplace
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada.
Death Date
1991
Place of Death
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
Roman Catholic Priest; Sulpician; Educator; Missionary; Archbishop; Cardinal.
Languages Spoken or Written
French; English; Japanese.
Biographical Text
Catholic priest and missionary, Quebecois and Canadian. Served as an altar boy, studied classics and philosophy. During a hiatus from school, worked in various jobs that allowed him to interact with the general public. Denied entry to the Jesuit noviciate due to being ‘over-emotional’. Ordained as a priest in 1929 and transferred to Valleyfield, Montreal, then out of Canada.
Returning to Canada due to the second world war, he became a lecturer at the Seminaire de Philosphie, and the University of Montreal. He was regarded for his eloquence, and even made acquaintance with the Pope at the time. He became the first ‘Prince’ of the Canadian Catholic church. He set up many benevolent organizations, such as hospitals and charities.
Returning to Canada due to the second world war, he became a lecturer at the Seminaire de Philosphie, and the University of Montreal. He was regarded for his eloquence, and even made acquaintance with the Pope at the time. He became the first ‘Prince’ of the Canadian Catholic church. He set up many benevolent organizations, such as hospitals and charities.
Portrait Credit
Source: Courtesy of Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
Associated Course
Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A)
Student Cataloguer
McKenna Madigan
Citation
Anonymous, “Leger, Paul-Emile (Roman Catholic Priest in Quebec, Canada). ,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed November 22, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/379.