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Dandurand, Damase
Born: Laprairie, Lower Canada, March 23, 1819 Priestly ordination: Montreal, September 12, 1841 Took the habit: Saint-Hilaire, […]
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Saint-Hilaire sur le Richelieu (Canada)
The Parish of Saint-Hilaire on the Richelieu, Canada’s first Oblate community. When the first six Oblates arrived […]
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Townships, Lower Canada
Bishop Jacques Lartigue, who was bishop of Montreal from 1820 to 1840 and his successor, Bishop Ignace […]
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South Gloucester, Ontario, Canada (1848-1850)
South Gloucester is an area situated about thirty kilometres to the south of Ottawa, not far from […]
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Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
The first Oblate community settled in Saint-Hilaire, province of Quebec, in 1841. There had been a meeting […]
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Saint-Charles, Manitoba, Canada
The location of the mission is on the banks of the Assiniboine River, a tributary of Red […]
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Ryan, Michael
Born: Wicklow, Ireland, December 25, 1822. Took the habit: Longueuil, October 31, 1845. Vows: Bytown, March 25, 1854 […]
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Phelan, Bishop Patrick, Coadjutor of Kingston from 1843 to 1857
Patrick was born on February 1, 1795 in Ballyragget, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in […]
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Ottawa, Saint Joseph’s Scholasticate
Saint Joseph’s Scholasticate in Ottawa was the first Oblate scholasticate in the American continent. At the beginning […]
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Ottawa, Saint Joseph’s Parish, 1856 – 2007
St. Joseph’s Parish was not the oldest parish in Bytown, now Ottawa, the Capital of Canada, nor […]
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Molloy, Michael
Born: Cork, Ireland, November 1, 1804. Took the habit: Penzance, October 2, 1844. Vows: N.-D. de l’Osier, […]
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Longueuil, Québec, Canada (1842-1849)
Wanting to be closer to Montreal, the Oblates left Saint-Hilaire, their first house on Canadian soil, and […]