Pierre de Lagrené
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Pierre de Lagrené (1659, Paris
—November 24, 1736, Quebec
) was a missionary in New France.
He entered the Society of Jesus
at Paris in October 1677 and studied philosophy at the Jesuit college of La Flèche (1679-81). After teaching Latin, classics, and rhetoric for five years at the college in Hesdin
and rhetoric for two years at the college in Eu, Normandy
, he was ordained a priest (1693). In 1694 he was sent to the Canada mission. After a short stay at Lorette, spent in the study of the Huron
language, he was stationed (1697-1701) at Sault St. Louis
(Caughnawaga) with the Iroquois
. He then returned to Lorette for a year. In 1704 he was back at Sault St. Louis, where he remained until transferred to Montreal
in 1707, of which residence he was named superior in 1716. This position he still occupied in 1720.
During the last eleven years of his stay in Montreal, besides his spiritual ministrations to the transient bands of Indians and the ordinary ministry of the Church, he was director of the Montreal Congrégation des Hommes de Ville-Marie, then in its infancy, which brought together the elite of Montreal society. This sodality
, affiliated to the Roman (May 3, 1693) by the General of the Society of Jesus, under the title of the Assumption of Our Lady, passed into the hands of the priests of the Society of Saint-Sulpice
, when the last Jesuit at Montreal, Father Bernard Well, died in 1791. On August 10, 1710, Lagrené had the satisfaction of seeing the completion of the sodality chapel, commenced May 24, 1709, and in taking part in the ceremony of its blessing with the then local superior, Father François-Vaillant de Gueslis.
In 1723 Father Lagrené was transferred to Quebec College, there to be prefect of schools. He filled this position until 1735, but other responsibilities were added. Minister in 1724-25, he became director of the sodality in 1730. In 1735 his increasing infirmities incapacitated him for further work. He died at the College of Quebec the following year.
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This article incorporates text from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
article "Pierre Lagrené" by Arthur Edward Jones, a publication now in the public domain
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
—November 24, 1736, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) was a missionary in New France.
He entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
at Paris in October 1677 and studied philosophy at the Jesuit college of La Flèche (1679-81). After teaching Latin, classics, and rhetoric for five years at the college in Hesdin
Hesdin
Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flow...
and rhetoric for two years at the college in Eu, Normandy
Eu, Seine-Maritime
Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with Picardie.Its inhabitants are known as the Eudois.-Geography:...
, he was ordained a priest (1693). In 1694 he was sent to the Canada mission. After a short stay at Lorette, spent in the study of the Huron
Wyandot language
Wyandot is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known variously as Wyandot, Wyandotte, Wendat, or Huron. It was last spoken primarily in Oklahoma and Quebec...
language, he was stationed (1697-1701) at Sault St. Louis
Kahnawake 14, Quebec
The Kahnawake Mohawk Territory is a reserve of the traditionally Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk nation on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, across from Montreal. Recorded by French Canadians in 1719 as a Jesuit mission, it has also been known as Seigneury Sault du St...
(Caughnawaga) with 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...
. He then returned to Lorette for a year. In 1704 he was back at Sault St. Louis, where he remained until transferred to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1707, of which residence he was named superior in 1716. This position he still occupied in 1720.
During the last eleven years of his stay in Montreal, besides his spiritual ministrations to the transient bands of Indians and the ordinary ministry of the Church, he was director of the Montreal Congrégation des Hommes de Ville-Marie, then in its infancy, which brought together the elite of Montreal society. This sodality
Sodality
In Christian theology, a sodality is a form of the "Universal Church" expressed in specialized, task-oriented form as opposed to the Christian church in its local, diocesan form . In English, the term sodality is most commonly used by groups in the Catholic Church, where they are also referred to...
, affiliated to the Roman (May 3, 1693) by the General of the Society of Jesus, under the title of the Assumption of Our Lady, passed into the hands of the priests of the Society of Saint-Sulpice
Society of Saint-Sulpice
The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life named for Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in turn named for St. Sulpitius the Pious. Typically, priests become members of the Society of St. Sulpice only after ordination and some years of pastoral work. Uniquely, Sulpicians retain...
, when the last Jesuit at Montreal, Father Bernard Well, died in 1791. On August 10, 1710, Lagrené had the satisfaction of seeing the completion of the sodality chapel, commenced May 24, 1709, and in taking part in the ceremony of its blessing with the then local superior, Father François-Vaillant de Gueslis.
In 1723 Father Lagrené was transferred to Quebec College, there to be prefect of schools. He filled this position until 1735, but other responsibilities were added. Minister in 1724-25, he became director of the sodality in 1730. In 1735 his increasing infirmities incapacitated him for further work. He died at the College of Quebec the following year.
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article "Pierre Lagrené" by Arthur Edward Jones, a publication now in the public domain
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