Breslay, Rene-Charles (Missionary in PEI, Canada)
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Title
Breslay, Rene-Charles (Missionary in PEI, Canada)
Description
Breslay was the first parish priest on Ile Saint Jean, he established a parish at Port-La-Joie with the help of M. Metivier which became the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown. Also, with the help of the same Sulpician, they built a small church dedicated top St. John the Evangelist. Around the same time he was also made the vicar general of the bishopric of Quebec.
Breslay also completed many missionary duties at Beaubassin and other centers like Malpeque during his time there where he contributed a lot to the New World. Finally, he advised against establishing a seminary on Ile Saint Jean as he felt it was too premature.
Breslay also completed many missionary duties at Beaubassin and other centers like Malpeque during his time there where he contributed a lot to the New World. Finally, he advised against establishing a seminary on Ile Saint Jean as he felt it was too premature.
Date
1720-1723
Type
Text
Coverage
Port-La-Joie, PEI, Canada (Ile Saint Jean)
Source
E. A. Chard, “BRESLAY, RENÉ-CHARLES DE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 3, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/breslay_rene_charles_de_2E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1658
Birthplace
Le Mans, France
Death Date
1735
Place of Death
Paris, France
Occupation
Priest; Missionary; Curate; Sulpician; Vicar General of Bishopric of Quebec
Languages Spoken or Written
French; Algonquins language
Biographical Text
Breslay was a devout Roman Catholic who adhered to his religious ideals, unfortunately bringing him into conflict with civil authorities. A lot of his work revolved around his religion, although he spent 10 years working the chambers of the king. After returning to France in 1719-20, he became the first parish priest on Île Saint Jean in April of 1720. He then went on to establish a parish at Port-La-Joie which was where a church was dedicated to St John the Evangelist in 1722. Breslay retired to a Sulpician seminary in 1730 in Paris, he died there on December 4th of 1735.
Bibliography
MacMillan, John C. The Early History of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island. Quebec: L'Evenement, 1905.
Portrait Credit
Father René-Charles de Breslay in his chapel on Île aux Tourtes with some Népissingues.
by Robert Lamoureux
https://ileauxtourtes.qc.ca/uploads/images/sahit/breslay.jpg
by Robert Lamoureux
https://ileauxtourtes.qc.ca/uploads/images/sahit/breslay.jpg
Associated Course
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301)
Student Cataloguer
Abdelrahim Karaja
Citation
Abdelrahim K, “Breslay, Rene-Charles (Missionary in PEI, Canada),” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/407.