- Philippe Pierson
Philippe Pierson (born at
Ath ,Hainaut ,4 January 1642 ; died atLorette ,Quebec , 1688) was a BelgianJesuit missionary in North America.Life
At the age of eighteen he entered the Jesuit novitiate at
Tournai , and pursued his studies atLouvain ,Lille , andDouay . He was an instructor atArmentières andBethune before he went to Canada in 1666. There he taught grammar in the college at Quebec, and presented a successful Latin play on the Passion.After studying theology for two years he was ordained in 1669, then worked among the Indians at
Prairie de la Madeleine andSillery . From 1673 to 1683 he worked to spread Christianity among theHurons of theMakinac mission. In a letter fromSt. Ignace he described how his church increased in numbers and grew strong in faith.Later, from 1683, he was a missionary among the
Sioux west ofLake Superior , and remained as such until his death.References
*Ed. Thwaites, "Jesuit Relations" (Cleveland, 1896-1901).
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