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Gibault, Pierre
Missionary, b. at Montreal, Canada, 1737; d. at New Madrid, about 1804
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06548c.htm

Gillis, James
Scottish bishop; b. at Montreal, Canada, 7 April, 1802; d. at Edinburgh, 24 February 1864
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06560c.htm

Halifax, Archdiocese of
This see takes its name from the city of Halifax which has been the seat of government in Nova Scotia since its foundation by Lord Cornwallis in 1749
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07117b.htm

Hamilton, Diocese of
Located in Ontario, Canada; a suffragan of Toronto
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07123a.htm

Hardey, Mary Aloysia
Of the Society of the Sacred Heart, who established all the convents of her order, up to the year 1883, in the eastern part of the United States, Canada, and Cuba; b. at Piscataway, Maryland, 1809; d. at Paris, France, 17 June. 1886
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07134b.htm

Hingston, Sir William Hales
Canadian physician and surgeon, b. at Hinchinbrook near Huntingdon, Quebec, June 29, 1829; d. at Montreal, 19 February, 1907
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07359a.htm

Holmes, John
Catholic educator and priest; born at Windsor, Vermont, in 1799; died at Lorette, near Quebec, Canada, in 1852
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07396a.htm

Irish, The (in countries other than Ireland)
Includes the United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and South America
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08132b.htm

Jacques Cartier
The discoverer of Canada, b. at Saint-Malo, Brittany, in 1491; d. 1 September, 1557
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03392b.htm

Jamay, Denis
Franciscan, missionary, date and place of birth unknown; died in France, 1625; an important figure in the early history of the Church in Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08275a.htm

Joliet, Louis
A discoverer and the son of a wagon-maker, was born at Quebec, Canada, on 21 September 1645; d. in Canada, May 1700
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08496a.htm

Keewatin, Vicariate Apostolic of
Includes the northern half of the Province of Saskatchewan
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16049a.htm

Kingston
The Archdiocese of Kingston comprises the territory from the eastern line of Dundas County to the western boundary of Hastings County in the Province of Ontario, Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08658a.htm

Knight, Venerable William
Put to death for the Faith at York, on 29 November, 1596; with him also suffered Venerables George Errington of Herst, William Gibson of Ripon, and William Abbot of Howden, in Yorkshire
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08670a.htm

Kutenai Indians
An important tribe of south-eastern British Columbia and the adjacent portions of Montana and Idaho
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08711a.htm

La Richardie, Armand de
Born at Perigueux, 7 June, 1686; died at Quebec, 17 March, 1758. He entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 4 Oct., 1703, and in 1725 was sent to the Canada mission
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09003d.htm

Laflèche, Louis-François Richer
French-Canadian bishop, b. 4 Sept., 1818, at Ste-Anne de la Perade, Province of Quebec; d. 14 July, 1898
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08739b.htm

Lalemant, Charles
Born at Paris, 17 November, 1587; died there, 18 November, 1674. He was the first superior of the Jesuit missions in Canada, and his letter to his brother dated 1 August, 1626, inaugurated the series of 'Relations' about the missionary work in that
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08752a.htm

Lauzon, Jean de
Fourth governor of Canada, b. at Paris, 1583; d. there, 16 Feb., 1666
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09043a.htm

Laval
First bishop of Canada, b. at Montigny-sur-Avre, 30 April, 1623, of Hughes de Laval and Michelle de Pericard; d. at Quebec on 6 May, 1708
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09045a.htm

Laval University of Quebec
Founded in 1852 by the Seminary of Quebec; the royal charter granted to it by Queen Victoria was signed at Westminster, 8 December, 1852
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09047b.htm

Laverdière, Charles-Honoré
French-Canadian historian, born Chateau-Richer, Province of Quebec, 1826; died at Quebec, 1873
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09050a.htm

Laverendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de
Discoverer of the Canadian West, born at Three Rivers, Quebec, 17 November, 1685; died at Montreal, 6 December, 1749
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09050b.htm

Laverlochère, Jean-Nicolas
Missionary, born at St. Georges d'Esperance, Grenoble, France, 6 December, 1812; died at Temiscaming, Canada, 4 October, 1884
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09050c.htm

Le Caron, Joseph
One of the four pioneer missionaries of Canada and first missionary to the Hurons, b. near Paris in 1586; d. in France, 29 March, 1632
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09107c.htm

Le Moyne
The name of one of the most illustrious families of the New World, whose deeds adorn the pages of Canadian history
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09148b.htm

Leclercq, Chrestien
A Franciscan Recollet and one of the most zealous missionaries to the Micmac of Canada, also a distinguished historiographer of Nouvelle France
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09109a.htm

Lesueur, François Eustache
Jesuit missionary and philologist, of the Abnaki mission in Canada; born (according to notes given by Thwaites, apparently from official sources) near Coutances, Normandy, 22 July, 1685 or 1686, though Maurault gives his birthplace as Lunel, in
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09200a.htm

Lillooet Indians
An important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, in southern British Columbia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09253a.htm

London (Ontario)
Visit New Advent for the Summa Theologica, Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia and more.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09353a.htm

Lusignan, Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse
French-Canadian writer, b. at St-Denis on the Richelieu, P.Q., 27 September, 1843; d. 5 January, 1893, son of Jean-Baptiste Lusignan, a merchant, and Onesime Masse
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09437b.htm

Masses, Bequests for
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10030c.htm

Missions, Catholic Indian, of Canada
History of the missions
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10378a.htm

Montagnais Indians (Quebec)
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10512a.htm

Montreal, Archdiocese of
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10547b.htm

Notre Dame de Montreal, Congregation of
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11127a.htm

Nova Scotia
One of the maritime provinces of Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11135a.htm

Ontario
A province in Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11254a.htm

Ottawa, Archdiocese of
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11352a.htm

Ottawa, University of
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11352b.htm

Quamichan Indians
Small tribe attached to Cowachan agency, at the southeast end of Vancouver, British Columbia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12590a.htm

Quebec, Archdiocese of
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12593c.htm

Quebec, The Province of
Gives a brief history of this Canadian province and talks about Quebec at the beginning of the twentieth century. Article originally published in 1911
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12598a.htm

Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden
Authoress, b. at Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Ireland, 30 Dee., 1820; d. at Montreal, Canada, 5 April, 1903
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13323c.htm

Saint Albert
Diocese in Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13329b.htm

Saint Boniface
Archdiocese; the chief ecclesiastical division of the Canadian West, so-called after the patron saint of the German soldiers who were among its first settlers
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13339b.htm

Saint Francis Mission
A noted Catholic Indian mission village under Jesuit control near Pierreville, Yamaska district, Province of Quebec, Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13348a.htm

Saint Francis Xavier's College, University of
University in Nova Scotia founded in 1885 under the name of St. Francis Xavier's College
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15198a.htm

Saint John
Diocese in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13355a.htm

Saint Joseph's College, University of
Founded in 1864 by Rev. Camille Lefebvre in Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15199a.htm

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