. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. ary Mass on the spot whereFr. Le Garon had said it 300 years before. His Grace delicately invitedtwo Franciscans to be present and to speak in French and English. Father Le Caron did yeomans service among the Indians. He learnedseveral of their languages and, what is especially noteworthy, compileda dictionary in the Huron tongue. The devoted missionary returnedto France in 1629 and though he thus revisited his native-land, his heartremained with his beloved Hurons. He was to see them no more. Hedied at Trie, near Gisors
. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. ary Mass on the spot whereFr. Le Garon had said it 300 years before. His Grace delicately invitedtwo Franciscans to be present and to speak in French and English. Father Le Caron did yeomans service among the Indians. He learnedseveral of their languages and, what is especially noteworthy, compileda dictionary in the Huron tongue. The devoted missionary returnedto France in 1629 and though he thus revisited his native-land, his heartremained with his beloved Hurons. He was to see them no more. Hedied at Trie, near Gisors, March 29th, 1632 in sentiments of profoundestpiety at the age of 46 years. A third bas-relief on the Monument depictsFather Le Caron sojourning among the Hurons. Brother Pacificus Duplessis was an apothecary before he became aRecollect Lay-Brother. He was endowed with a remarkable spirit ofcharity, and by his professional knowledge and his inexhaustible devoted-ness he rendered invaluable service to the nascent colony. His deathtook place at Quebec, August 23rd In 1615, Pope Paul V, governed the Church, and it was with hisspecial approval that the Recollects set out for their work of evangeli-zation.
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