Charles Raymbault (1602 in
France
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- 1643 in
Quebec
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) was a
Jesuit
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missionary
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.
Entering the
Society of Jesus
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, Raymbault was
procurator
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* Procurator, one engaged in procuration, the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency
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to the
Canadian
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mission when he was called to
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
. He traveled to the
Sault Sainte Marie with
Saint
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Isaac Jogues
Isaac Jogues, S.J. (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calli ...
on a voyage of exploration and to effect a more permanent apostolate. Exhausted, he returned to
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
and was the first
Jesuit
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to die in
Canada
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.
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1602 births
1643 deaths
17th-century French Jesuits
Jesuit missionaries in New France
French Roman Catholic missionaries
Roman Catholic missionaries in Canada
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