Guillaume Bailly (died 1696) was a Sulpician missionary to Canada from 1666 to 1691. During that period, Bailly was associated with the

Congrégation de Notre-Dame The Congrégation de Notre Dame (CND) is a religious community for women founded in 1658 in Ville Marie (Montreal), in the colony of New France, now part of Canada. It was established by Marguerite Bourgeoys, who was recruited in France to create ...

. He spent some time directing the Sulpician mission, founded in 1676, at

Mount Royal Mount Royal (french: link=no, Mont Royal, ) is a large intrusive rock hill or small mountain in the city of Montreal, immediately west of Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The best-known hypothesis for the origin of the name Montreal is the hi ...

. He also taught there and was a devoted teacher and skillful in native languages. He was recalled to the seminary because of problems with his involvement with the native population. Noted to have had skills as an architect, he is credited with drawing up the plans for the

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (founded in 1645) was the first hospital established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ''Hôtel-Dieu'', literally translated in English as ''Hotel of God'', is an archaic French term for hospital, referring to the origi ...

when it was rebuilt in stone in 1688.

External links

Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''

1696 deaths French Roman Catholic missionaries 17th-century French Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic missionaries in Canada Year of birth unknown Roman Catholic missionaries in New France Sulpician missionaries {{RC-clergy-stub