Person An individual. Birth Date 1593 Birthplace Condé-Sur-Vire, Normandy, France Death Date 1649 Place of Death Saint-Ignace, Midland, Ontario, Canada Occupation Jesuit teacher; priest; missionary; preacher/confessor; steward, minister, and confessor (at once) Languages Spoken or Written French; Huron; Algonkins Biographical Text Jean De Brébeuf was born in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France on March 25th, 1593. He took up his position as a Jesuit early on, spending a few years teaching in a school for some time. He eventually became a priest in 1622, and held the position of steward at the college of Reuen for 3 years. In a mission selected by the main priest of France Father Pierre Coton, he began living amongst the Bear tribe in Toanché I. His work there involved an attempt at converting many of the Hurons, or to “evangelize” them, which was not successful. However, he gained a greater understanding of Huron culture and practices. 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. Sarah Landry 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 Brébeuf, Jean De (missionary at Teonché I) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1626-1629 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Teonché I; outside of Teonché I in Huron Country Description An account of the resource During his visit to Teonché I, Jean De Brébeuf attempted to convert many of the Huron residents to Christianity. His first attempt failed, although the attempt gave him information about their culture that would be helpful for the time that he returned to the area in a different location. When he did return to the area in 1634, he was much more successful in his conversion attempts than previously. A lot of factors affected the conversion rates, notably epidemics, cultural resistance, and his own bias about how he believed the Hurons were “Immoral”. This is likely what pushed his conversion attempts further. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived René Latourelle, “BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 3, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/brebeuf_jean_de_1E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person