Denis Jamay
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Denis Jamay (d. 1625) was a Franciscan missionary, who played an important role in the early history of the Canadian Catholic church.
No one knows when or where Jamay was born. In 1615, he was he was selected by his superiors in France to be the provincial commissary and chief of the first band of Recollect friars, who were also the first missionaries of Canada. He left on April 24, 1615 and arried at Tadoussac on May 24. Immediately after his arrival, he left with Samuel Champlain to visit the native peoples at Sault St. Louis. On June 24, 1615, at Riviere des Prairies, he celebrated the first mass said in Canada by its first missionaries.
In 1616, Father Jamay returned to France with Champlain to urge the king and the "Associates" of Rouen to support the material and spiritual interests of the colony. He returned to Canada in 1620 with Champlain and his wife. When he reached Quebec, he begged the colonists to obey the viceroy and his lieutenant, Champlain. Having completed the first regular convent of the Recollects at Quebec, he blessed it and dedicated it to Our Lady of the Angels. He returned to France in 1621 and died there three years later.
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia, so may be out of date, or reflect the point of view of the Catholic Church as of 1913. It should be edited to reflect broader and more recent perspectives.
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