Person An individual. Birth Date Unknown Birthplace France, city unknown Death Date 1662 Place of Death Convent of Saint-Honoré in Paris, France Occupation Member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of Paris; Capuchin Missionary at Port-Royal, the Saint John River, Canseau, Saint-Pierre, Nipisiguit (Bathurst, N.B.), Kennebec; superior at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine); preacher at Tours Languages Spoken or Written French; studied Indigenous languages Biographical Text Little is known about Ignace de Paris before he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of Paris in 1961. He spent 11 years in Acadia, from 1641 to 1652, trying to reinforce the position of Capuchin Mission in New France. Father Ignace worked as a missionary in Port-Royal, the Saint John River, Canseau, Saint-Pierre, Nipisiguit (Bathurst, N.B.), Kennebec, and Pentagouet (Castine, Maine). Between 1646-1647 he was a superior at Pentagouet. In his letters to the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda he was portraying Acadia under the Capuchins as a flourishing colony, hoping to advance the Capuchin Mission in Acadia over others. Based on the favourable account of d’Aulnay in one of the letters, it is safe to conclude that Father Ignace enjoyed the support of the Acadien governor. After d’Aulnay’s accidental death in 1650 there was a shift in power in the government of Acadia. The new political actor – the La Rochelle merchant Emmanuel le Borgne –didn’t see eye to eye with Father Ignace. Ignace de Paris was forced to leave New France and he never went back. In 1652 he returned to France where he worked as a preacher in Tours until his death in 1662. Bibliography N/A Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Elena Jones 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. N/A 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 De Paris, Ignace (Capuchin Missionary at Port-Royal, the Saint John River, Canseau, Saint-Pierre, Nipisiguit (Bathurst, N.B.), Kennebec; superior at Pentagouet (Castine, Maine)) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1641-1652 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Paris: Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of Paris; Port-Royal, the Saint John River, Canseau, Saint-Pierre, Nipisiguit (Bathurst, N.B.), Kennebec, Pentagouet (Castine, Maine): Capuchin Mission ; Tours, France: Order of Friars Minor Capuchin of Paris Description An account of the resource Father Ignace de Paris was a Capuchin missionary in Acadia from 1641 to 1652. His main objective was to strengthen Capuchin Mission in the area and to ensure that it withstands the competition with other missions. He hoped to succeed in converting the Indigenous peoples through broadening his own views and developing a closer relation with their culture by studying Indigenous languages, which he found beautiful and complex. However, his mission failed because he got caught up in political struggle among the French and between the French and the British. The most notable historical legacy that Father Ignace left is a letter that contains a favourable account of d’Aulnay, and an “extant account of the Capuchin mission” (CDB 1966), which offers a detailed and honest description of facts. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived J.-Roger Comeau, “IGNACE DE PARIS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 2, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/ignace_de_paris_1E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person