https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/11fea28112ed44d11b2068b81bafc1db.jpg fbf0d296a224eccb953338fdc3fa34f5 Person An individual. 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. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. McKenna Madigan Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. Source: Courtesy of Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leger, Paul-Emile (Roman Catholic Priest in Quebec, Canada). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1904-1933 1941-1991. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Catholic Church, Montreal. Description An account of the resource 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person