De Breslay, René-Charles
Dublin Core
Title
De Breslay, René-Charles
Description
He was appointed to Annapolis Royal at the request of the inhabitants, and was then received officially by the council. He utilized a building in Fort Mohawk as a parish house and church. The majority of his great and more notable work was performed in other locations, but he continued to serve New France and the Catholic Church while in Annapolis Royal.
Date
1724-1728
Type
Person
Coverage
Fort Mohawk, Annapolis Royal, Canada
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 (Maine), France
Death Date
1735
Place of Death
Paris, France
Occupation
Priest; Sulpician; Missionary; Vicar General of the Bishopric of Quebec
Languages Spoken or Written
French; Algonkin
Biographical Text
He spent ten years as “gentleman in waiting of the privy chamber of the king”. His career began after he entered the order of Saint-Sulpice, and was subsequently professed in 1689. He spent his working days serving the Catholic Church, as he was Catholic himself. He received support from Governor Philipps, but went on to claim that Lieutenant-Governor Armstrong had turned against him. After facing imprisonment by Governor Armstrong, he fled to a Micmac encampment. After 14 months, he returned to his parish in 1729 after the return of Governor Phillips to Annapolis Royal. He was a man who stayed true to his religious ideals, which was a source of conflict between him and the civil authorities. He retired in 1730 in Paris.
Associated Course
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301)
Student Cataloguer
Myah, Riddell
Citation
myahriddell, “De Breslay, René-Charles,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/465.