https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/4d418c304ef3ff46ad36614c144b8317.jpg 351539d3eb3051e64ece62bbdb42b81d Person An individual. 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. 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. Adam Fast Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. René Lauchon, "Le Reverend Pere Pavl Le Ievne De La Compagnie De Iesvs." Portrait. 1665. Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. 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 Paul Le Jeune Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1639-1649 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Montreal, Quebec, Canada Description An account of the resource 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. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person