Paul Le Jeune
Dublin Core
Title
Paul Le Jeune
Description
Upon Paul Le Jeune's arrival he had no way of formally communicating with the native groups so he went on a winter hunting adventure with them where he mastered their language. Paul Le Jeune was doing missions work with primarily the Huron group where he preached the music of the church to them, resulting in him being pleased hearing them adapt it in their native tongue, he converted about 450 people to Catholicism at the time who would continue to sing praise and attend mass. Le Jeune being the first Jesuit missionary in Canada and being successful led him to be known as the founder of Jesuit missions in Canada, starting his endeavor in Montreal.
Date
1639-1649
Type
Person
Coverage
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Source
Jaenen, Cornelius J. "Paul Le Jeune." In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. January 21, 2008. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/paul-le-jeune.
Pouliot, Léon. "Le Jeune, Paul." In Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol 1. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 1996. https://biographi.ca/en/bio/le_jeune_paul_1E.html.
Pouliot, Léon. "Le Jeune, Paul." In Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol 1. University of Toronto/Université Laval. 1996. https://biographi.ca/en/bio/le_jeune_paul_1E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1591
Birthplace
Champagne, France
Death Date
1664
Place of Death
Paris, France
Occupation
Priest; Jesuit; Missionary, Teacher, Student.
Languages Spoken or Written
French, Language of Huron
Biographical Text
Father Paul Le Jeune was born into a Calvinist family, and at the age of 16 turned to Catholicism as his main focus. In his early years of life he was a student and College Henri IV studying philosophy, after finishing his studies he became a teacher at colleges in Renne and Bourges from 1618-1622. After studying theology at College de Clermont in Paris, he preached at Dieppe where he was sent to be General of Missions in Canada.
Portrait Credit
René Lauchon, "Le Reverend Pere Pavl Le Ievne De La Compagnie De Iesvs." Portrait. 1665. Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Associated Course
Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301)
Student Cataloguer
Adam Fast
Citation
Anonymous, “Paul Le Jeune,” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed September 7, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/469.