Person An individual. Birth Date 1591 Birthplace Vitry-le-Francois, France Death Date 1664 Place of Death Paris, France Occupation Superior of the Jesuits; Editor of the Relations; Procurator of the Canadian mission Languages Spoken or Written French; Cree Biographical Text Father Le Jeune was born in champagne France to Calvinist parents, but embraced Catholicism at 16. He joined the noviciate and was instructed by Father Masse, who has just returned from Acadia and was planting the seed of missionary work in his students, including Le Jeune. He studied philosophy and Theology and was a teacher and preacher before becoming appointed superior-general of the Jesuit mission in Canada. although he never asked to be a missionary, he was excited to carry out the work. Bibliography Jaenen, Cornelius J. “Paul Le Jeune.” The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 21, 2008. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paul-le-jeune. 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. Hunter Everett 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 Le Jeune, Paul (Superior of the Jesuits, New France) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1632-1649, 1660 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 Residence, Quebec Description An account of the resource Father Le Jeune was the superior of the Jesuits of Quebec from 1632-1639, and author of the first 15 Relations sent back to France. Upon his arrival to Quebec Father Le Jeune revitalised the Jesuit residence as well as started his relation work with the indigenous. He attended a winter hunt in which he mastered the Huron language as well as conceived of ways in which to carry out the mission. These included converting nomadic tribes to agriculturally sedentary lifestyle, instituting schools for the young and hospitals for the sick, as well as hand picking exemplary French citizens to inhabit Quebec. In the Relations Le Jeune wrote back to Europe on the affairs and daily life of Canada in order to recruit Jesuits and to receive further funding from France. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Léon Pouliot, “LE JEUNE, PAUL,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 29, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/le_jeune_paul_1E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person