François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé
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François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé (1641 – June 30, 1701) was a French Sulpician Roman Catholic priest known as the first resident priest in the parish of Saint-Louis du Haut de l'Île in what became the town of Baie-D'Urfé
on the Island of Montreal
in New France
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Born in Paris, he moved to New France in 1668. He was a brother of Louis Lascaris d'Urfé, comte de Sommaviva. He held the title of marquis de Beauzé and was also abbé of Ardèche
and dean of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame
in Puy-en-Velay, France.
After living in New France for 19 years, he returned to Paris in 1687 and died there on June 30, 1701.
Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec
Baie-D'Urfé is a suburb located near to the western tip of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. After the amalgamation of the Island's 27 distinct municipalities, it was merged on January 1, 2002 with neighbouring Beaconsfield to create the borough of Beaconsfield–Baie-D'Urfé, in the new...
on the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
in New France
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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Born in Paris, he moved to New France in 1668. He was a brother of Louis Lascaris d'Urfé, comte de Sommaviva. He held the title of marquis de Beauzé and was also abbé of Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
and dean of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Le Puy Cathedral
Le Puy Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne. It has been a centre of pilgrimage in its own right since before the time of Charlemagne, as well as forming part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela...
in Puy-en-Velay, France.
After living in New France for 19 years, he returned to Paris in 1687 and died there on June 30, 1701.