Person An individual. Birth Date 1639 Birthplace Arras, France Death Date 1702 Place of Death Québec city, Canada Occupation Jesuit; priest; missionary to the Montagnais Indians Languages Spoken or Written French; Latin; Greek; Montagnais Language Biographical Text De Crespieul was admitted into the noviciate in Tournai in 1658, and afterwards studied philosophy in Douai. He completed his classical studies at the Lille college, where he then taught the senior class for four years. He was allowed to join the missions in Canada as soon as he was ordained priest in 1670. After sailing the Atlantic, Crespieul arrived in Québec city and was asked to teach Latin and Greek to the senior class at the Jesuit college, while simultaneously completing his theological studies and learning the Montagnais (Innu) language. He then went to Tadoussac in order to start missionary work. He followed the Montagnais throughout their territory, living their lifestyle amongst them. He finally returned to Québec where he was named an adviser by his superior. He died in the city the same year. 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. Charlotte Lepage 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 Crespieul, François (Missionary in Québec, Canada Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1671-1702 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jesuit order, Montagnais territory in Tadoussac, Canada Description An account of the resource De Crespieul arrived in Tadoussac in October of 1671, where he stayed for the next 30 years. He travelled throughout the entire territory, from Île-aux-Coudres, Sept-Îles, Tadoussac, Lake Mistassini, Chicoutimi, Métabetchouan, to Nekoubau. He followed the Montagnais tribe throughout the forests and lived their lifestyle. He ate only when he was offered food and during winter, he spent most of his time kneeling to keep warm, on top of constantly being exposed to smoke. Crespieul lived amongst them and learned their ways for a little over 30 years despite the difficult living conditions. He was given the title of “apostolic vicar” (meaning he was the supervisor of a specific region) to the Montagnais people in 1696. In 1702, he returned to Québec and died not long after. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lorenzo Angers, “CRESPIEUL, FRANÇOIS DE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 1, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/crespieul_francois_de_2E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person