Michel Barthélemy
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Michel Barthélemy was born in France, became a Sulpician priest and came to New France
in 1665. He was sent as a missionary to the Algonquins with François Dollier de Casson
to learn their language and study their way of life.
By 1672, Barthélemy had joined François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon
and Claude Trouvé in a mission to the Iroquois
on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Because of difficulties, this mission was abandoned after the death of François de Salignac.
Michel went to the Iroquois mission of La Montagne for a short time and replaced Father Bailly
as school-master. His next move was to Ville-Marie
were he was able to continue his mission to the Algonquins. He promoted the mission in many ways and, thanks to his support and interest, the mission of Île aux Tourtres was founded in 1703 by M. de Breslay
, parish priest of the mission St-Louis, in Baie d'Urfé. M. de Breslay succeeded to curé Francois Lascaris d'Urfé and first moved the mission to Isle aux tourtes, for the Indians Nipissings. Then after an accident where he broke his leg, he invoke Ste-Anne if he were to survived, which he did. So he founded the parish of Ste-Anne-du-bout-de-l'Isle, at the western end of Montreal island.
New France
New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763...
in 1665. He was sent as a missionary to the Algonquins with François Dollier de Casson
François Dollier de Casson
François Dollier de Casson was born in France into a wealthy bourgeois and military family. He began his adult life in the army which he left after three years to continue his studies and become a priest....
to learn their language and study their way of life.
By 1672, Barthélemy had joined François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon was a Sulpician missionary in New France. He was the half-brother of François Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai and ten years older....
and Claude Trouvé in a mission to the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Because of difficulties, this mission was abandoned after the death of François de Salignac.
Michel went to the Iroquois mission of La Montagne for a short time and replaced Father Bailly
Guillaume Bailly
Guillaume Bailly was a Sulpician missionary to Canada from 1666 to 1691.During that period, Bailly was associated with the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. He spent some time directing the Sulpician mission, founded in 1676, at Mount Royal. He also taught there and wasa devoted teacher and skillful in...
as school-master. His next move was to Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie (borough)
Ville-Marie is the name of a borough in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.-Location:The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.It is bordered by the city of...
were he was able to continue his mission to the Algonquins. He promoted the mission in many ways and, thanks to his support and interest, the mission of Île aux Tourtres was founded in 1703 by M. de Breslay
René-Charles de Breslay
René-Charles de Breslay was born and educated in France where he spent a number of years as “gentleman in waiting of the privy chamber of the king”...
, parish priest of the mission St-Louis, in Baie d'Urfé. M. de Breslay succeeded to curé Francois Lascaris d'Urfé and first moved the mission to Isle aux tourtes, for the Indians Nipissings. Then after an accident where he broke his leg, he invoke Ste-Anne if he were to survived, which he did. So he founded the parish of Ste-Anne-du-bout-de-l'Isle, at the western end of Montreal island.