. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. mis-sions in this country. In spiteof the law, clearly an unjustone, the Recollects had receivedand professed several Civil Authority at last rais-ed its voice in protestation. The destruction of the conventby fire in 1796 rendered the situ-ation still more critical : so thatMonsignor Hubert by faculties re-ceived from Rome allowed thoseRecollects who hadmade their profession since 1784 to return to theworld under certain conditions. TheBishop of Quebec allowed those whowished, to keep their religious habit,a
. Third centenary of the establishment of the faith in Canada, 1615-1915. mis-sions in this country. In spiteof the law, clearly an unjustone, the Recollects had receivedand professed several Civil Authority at last rais-ed its voice in protestation. The destruction of the conventby fire in 1796 rendered the situ-ation still more critical : so thatMonsignor Hubert by faculties re-ceived from Rome allowed thoseRecollects who hadmade their profession since 1784 to return to theworld under certain conditions. TheBishop of Quebec allowed those whowished, to keep their religious habit,and many wore it with respect andjoy until their death. Thanks to themthe Franciscan robe did not disappearfrom Canada until the middle ofthe 19th Century. The people heldthem in profound veneration and,so to speak, concentrated uponthem that sincere and constantesteem which they had shown tothe good Recollect Fathers. The last Recollect at Quebec,Brother Louis Martinet, was buriedin the Church of St. Roch, Quebec, on the 12th of August 1848, aged 83 years and 8
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