Jesuits in New France

E110061

Catholic missionary group Jesuit mission religious order presence

Jesuits in New France were members of the Society of Jesus who led Catholic missionary, educational, and cultural efforts among Indigenous peoples and French settlers in the North American colonies of France from the 17th to 18th centuries.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century	3
Jesuits in New France canonical	2
Catholic Church in New France	1
France and England in North America: The Jesuits in North America	1
Jesuit Relations	1
Jesuit missionaries in New France	1
Jesuit missions in New France	1
Jesuit missions to the Huron	1
Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century	1

Statements (94)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic missionary group ⓘ Jesuit mission ⓘ religious order presence ⓘ
activity	education ⓘ ethnographic observation ⓘ evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ linguistic study ⓘ missionary work ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ publication of missionary reports ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ
associatedWith	Sainte-Marie among the Hurons ⓘ surface form: Huron mission Jesuit College of Montreal ⓘ Jesuit College of Quebec ⓘ Lorette mission ⓘ North American Martyrs ⓘ St. Francis Xavier Mission ⓘ surface form: Sault-Saint-Louis (Kahnawake) mission
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
culturalImpact	contribution to European knowledge of North America ⓘ documentation of Indigenous cultures ⓘ influence on French-Canadian identity ⓘ shaping French colonial religious life ⓘ
declineCause	British campaign against New France ⓘ surface form: British conquest of New France suppression of the Jesuit order by Pope Clement XIV ⓘ
educationalRole	catechism instruction ⓘ instruction of Indigenous youth ⓘ teaching of Latin and classical studies ⓘ training of colonial elites ⓘ
endTime	late 18th century ⓘ
experienced	destruction of Huron missions in 1649–1650 ⓘ martyrdom of several missionaries ⓘ suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 ⓘ
foundedInstitution	Jesuit College of Montreal ⓘ Jesuit College of Quebec ⓘ various Indigenous missions ⓘ
legacy	Catholic parishes and shrines ⓘ Jesuit estates in Canada ⓘ hagiography of Canadian martyrs ⓘ historical debates over cultural impact on Indigenous societies ⓘ
linguisticContribution	Algonquin language materials ⓘ Huron-Wendat dictionaries and grammars ⓘ Innu language materials ⓘ Iroquoian language materials ⓘ
mainTerritory	New France ⓘ
notableMember	Antoine Daniel ⓘ Charles Garnier ⓘ Ennemond Massé ⓘ François de Laval ⓘ Gabriel Lalemant ⓘ Isaac Jogues ⓘ Jacques Marquette ⓘ Jean de Brébeuf ⓘ Jean de Lalande ⓘ Paul Le Jeune ⓘ Pierre Biard ⓘ René Goupil ⓘ
notableWork	Jesuit Relations ⓘ missionary dictionaries and grammars of Indigenous languages ⓘ
operatedIn	Acadia ⓘ Great Lakes region ⓘ Huronia region ⓘ surface form: Huron territory Illinois Country ⓘ Iroquois territory ⓘ Louisiana Territory ⓘ surface form: Louisiana Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec
opposedBy	Jansenist critics in France ⓘ certain French colonial merchants ⓘ some Indigenous religious leaders ⓘ
politicalRole	advisers to colonial governors ⓘ influencers of French colonial policy toward Indigenous peoples ⓘ intermediaries in diplomacy with Indigenous nations ⓘ participants in peace negotiations ⓘ
primaryLanguage	French ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus ⓘ
significantYear	1611 ⓘ 1625 ⓘ 1632 ⓘ 1639 ⓘ 1763 ⓘ 1773 ⓘ
startTime	early 17th century ⓘ
supportedBy	French Crown ⓘ French colonial authorities in New France ⓘ surface form: French colonial administration
targetGroup	Algonquin people ⓘ surface form: Algonquin peoples Wyandot ⓘ surface form: Huron-Wendat Illinois peoples ⓘ Innu ⓘ surface form: Innu (Montagnais) Haudenosaunee ⓘ surface form: Iroquois Mi’kmaq ⓘ surface form: Mi'kmaq various Great Lakes nations ⓘ
targetPopulation	French settlers ⓘ Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Catholic Church in Quebec → hasReligiousOrder → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

Jacques Marquette → describedBySource → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesuit Relations

Francis Parkman → notableWork → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

Kateri Tekakwitha → associatedWith → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesuit missionaries in New France

Father Giuseppe Bressani → affiliation → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

subject surface form: Giuseppe Bressani

Father Giuseppe Bressani → knownFor → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

subject surface form: Giuseppe Bressani

this entity surface form: Jesuit missions in New France

Father Giuseppe Bressani → partOf → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

subject surface form: Giuseppe Bressani

this entity surface form: Jesuit missions to the Huron

France and England in North America → hasPart → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

The Old Régime in Canada → follows → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

France and England in North America: La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West → relatedWork → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

France and England in North America: Montcalm and Wolfe → relatedWork → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: France and England in North America: The Jesuits in North America

Angélique de Bullion → associatedWith → Jesuits in New France ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catholic Church in New France