Francis Xavier Plessis, (born
Quebec
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, 15 January 1694) was a clergyman in
New France
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He became a member of the
Society of Jesus
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, and practiced on
First Nation
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missions. He wrote ''"Avis et Pratiques pour Profiter de la Mission et en Conserver le Fruit a l'Usage des Missions du Pere du la Compagnie de Jesus"'' (3 vols., Paris, 1742), and ''"Lettre au Sujet des Calomnie-Publiees par l'Auteur des Nouvelles Ecclesiasliques"'' (1745).
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See also
*St. Francis Xavier University
St. Francis Xavier University is a public undergraduate liberal arts university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a member of the Maple League, a group of primarily undergraduate universities in Eastern Canada.
History
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References
People of New France
1694 births
Year of death missing
18th-century Canadian Jesuits
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