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The historic site Carhagouha (near Lafontaine, Ontario) is the
John J. O'Gorman, S.C.D.,
Ontario’s Pioneer Priest
" ''Catholic World'' 102 (March 1916), 751-756.), 1615 by Fr.
File:Unveiling of a cross, tribute to Father Le Caron, 03Q P907P67.tiff, Unveiling of the statue to Father Le Caron, in Carhagouha, 1921 or 1925.
File:Carhagouha.jpg, The same statue in 2007
The historic site Carhagouha (near Lafontaine, Ontario) is the Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawato ...
/Wendat name for the site of the first Catholic Mass celebrated in Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada on August 12 (or June 24"La Première messe sur île de Montréal - 24 juin 1615"John J. O'Gorman, S.C.D.,
Ontario’s Pioneer Priest
" ''Catholic World'' 102 (March 1916), 751-756.), 1615 by Fr.
Joseph Le Caron Joseph Le Caron, O.M.R., (c. 1586 near Paris – March 29, 1632 in Gisors, France) was one of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada, (together with Father Denis Jamet, Father Jean Dolbeau, and Brother Pacifique du Plessis, all Recollect fria ...
(member of the Recollets
The Recollects (french: Récollets) were a French reform branch of the Friars Minor, a Franciscan order. Denoted by their gray habits and pointed hoods, the Recollects took vows of poverty and devoted their lives to prayer, penance, and spiri ...
order) in the presence of French explorer, Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fr ...
, and the Wendat.
Each year a Mass is celebrated to mark the anniversary. The exact place is not precisely known.
It was also the name of the village that Father Joseph Le Caron Joseph Le Caron, O.M.R., (c. 1586 near Paris – March 29, 1632 in Gisors, France) was one of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada, (together with Father Denis Jamet, Father Jean Dolbeau, and Brother Pacifique du Plessis, all Recollect fria ...
was staying in when Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fr ...
arrived in Huronia in 1615 to assist them in their war against the Iroquois
The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian Peoples, Iroquoian-speaking Confederation#Indigenous confederations in North America, confederacy of First Nations in Canada, First Natio ...
.
Gallery
References
See also
*Jesuit Missions amongst the Huron Between 1634 and 1655, the Jesuits established a home and a settlement in New France along the Saint Lawrence River. They soon moved deeper into the colony’s territory in order to live with and convert the local Huron population. During this time ...
*Wyandot people
The Wyandot people, or Wyandotte and Waⁿdát, are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands. The Wyandot are Iroquoian Indigenous peoples of North America who emerged as a confederacy of tribes around the north shore of Lake Ontario ...
* Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
First Nations history in Ontario
History of Simcoe County
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