François-Joseph Bressani
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François-Joseph Bressani, (Francesco-Giuseppe), (6 May 1612 – 9 September 1672), was an Italian born Jesuit priest who asked to be sent as a missionary to New France
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Francesco-Giuseppe arrived in 1642 and spent some time in Quebec City
then was assigned to Trois-Rivières
. From there, he received permission to penetrate the interior to Huron country. On route, he and his companions were captured by the Iroquois
near Fort Richelieu
. Bressani was tortured and mutilated but through a set of circumstances made a return to Quebec and was sent to France.
Bressani quickly returned to Trois-Rivières and again became involved with the Huron missions. He retired to Italy. The François-Joseph Bressani map of 1657 accompanied his history of the Jesuit missions in Canada. The map depicts the martyrdom of Jean de Brébeuf
and Gabriel Lalemant as well as illustrations of daily Indian life.
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...
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Francesco-Giuseppe arrived in 1642 and spent some time in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
then was assigned to Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
. From there, he received permission to penetrate the interior to Huron country. On route, he and his companions were captured by 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...
near Fort Richelieu
Fort Richelieu
Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canadian La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. The fort is designated as a National Historic Site. Fort Richelieu was part of a series of five forts built along the Richelieu River. Fort Richelieu is at the mouth of the Richelieu...
. Bressani was tortured and mutilated but through a set of circumstances made a return to Quebec and was sent to France.
Bressani quickly returned to Trois-Rivières and again became involved with the Huron missions. He retired to Italy. The François-Joseph Bressani map of 1657 accompanied his history of the Jesuit missions in Canada. The map depicts the martyrdom of Jean de Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf
Jean de Brébeuf was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada on March 16, 1649.-Early years:Brébeuf was born in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France. He was the uncle of the fur trader Georges de Brébeuf. He studied near home at Caen. He became a Jesuit in 1617, joining the Order...
and Gabriel Lalemant as well as illustrations of daily Indian life.