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1917-1992
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1859-1925
Born in Saint-Rémi-de-Napierville (Québec), Joseph Blain, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus in 1878 at the Sault-au-Récollet novitiate. He was part of the first group of Jesuit teachers who took over management of Collège de Saint-Boniface (Manitoba) in 1885. There he taught grammar, belles-lettres, and rhetoric until the late 1880s, and returned in 1898, after completing his studies, as prefect of studies and science teacher. While there, Father Blain founded a science department equipped with laboratories and instruments to study physics, chemistry, seismology, and astronomy. He also participated in several expeditions between 1905 and 1908 with the history and archeology club of the Collège de Saint-Boniface. In 1908, the club discovered the site of La Vérendrye’s last expedition (1736), in which missionary Jean-Pierre Aulneau, S.J. had participated.
A founding member of the Historical Society of Saint-Boniface as well as member of the Winnipeg branch of the Royal Astronomy Society, Father Blain gave conferences to these associations on seismology and astronomy. In 1920 Father Blain relocated to teach at the Jesuit College in Edmonton, a position he held until 1925.
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1806-1882
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1909-1993
Oscar Boily est né le 30 juin 1909, à La Baroquerie, au Manitoba. En 1929, il fait son entrée au noviciat de Sault-au-Récollet et prononce ses premiers vœux le 15 août 1931. Il fait son 3e an à Mont-Laurier entre 1943 et 1944, puis prononce ses derniers vœux le 15 août 1946, à la chapelle de Saint-Boniface, au Manitoba.
Il enseigne d’abord les mathématiques et d’autres matières au Collège de Sudbury, de 1936 à 1939, puis au Collège de Saint-Boniface, de 1944 à 1954. Il occupe ensuite le poste de recteur du Collège de Saint-Boniface jusqu’en 1960 et devient recteur du Collège de Sudbury et président de l’Université de Sudbury de1960 à 1962.
À partir de 1962, c’est surtout à titre d'économe qu’il œuvre pour la Compagnie de Jésus. Il assume entre autres les tâches d'assistant-économe au Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf de 1962 à 1964, d'économe provincial de Québec de 1964-1968, puis d'économe de la province du Canada français de 1968 à 1976. Il prend ensuite la charge du fonds des retraités et devient réviseur de l’« Arca provinciae » de 1976 à 1987.
En 1981, il est nommé vice-supérieur de la communauté jésuite de Saint-Boniface. Lorsque celle-ci est dissoute, six ans plus tard, il revient à Montréal et occupe un poste au Centre Vimont (1987-1989) Son décès survient le 11 octobre 1993, à Saint-Boniface.
1893-1977
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1635-1712
Jacques Bruyas, s.j. était un prêtre jésuite missionnaire chez les Haudenosaunee. Il était auteur, interprète, orateur et représentant du gouverneur dans des négociations avec les Haudenosaunee et les Anglais. Père Bruyas est né à Lyon le 13 juillet 1635, et est décédé à Kahnawà:ke le 15 juin 1712.
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1902-1986
Born in Saint-Tite (Québec) on May 23, 1902, Maurice Buist, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus on December 24, 1920 at the Sault-au-Récollet novitiate. He was ordained on August 13, 1933 and pronounced his final vows on February 2, 1936 after the completion of his tertianship in Chicoutimi. He teached mathematics and physics at Collège Sainte-Marie from 1927 to 1930, and at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf from 1936 to 1955. He worked as a spiritual director in addition to his teaching duties. In 1955 he founded the Observatoire de géophysique de Brébeuf, where he served as director until 1984. In 1965, he resumed teaching physics and took over around the same time publishing duties for the Bulletin de géophysique, the Observatory’s scientific journal, until 1983. A member of several scientific associations including the Geodesy and Geophysics Committee, Father Buist also participated in television and radio interviews on Radio-Canada as a seismology specialist. After a short illness, Buist died on December 18, 1986 at the age of 84. His funeral was held on December 22, 1986 at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Church.
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1828-1902
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1903-1976
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1860-1947
Joseph Cadot, S.J. was born in St-Félix-de-Valois, Quebec on August 1, 1860, and after studies at Collège de Montréal and Collège Sainte-Marie, he entered the novitiate at Sault-au-Récollet in February of 1883. He completed his studies between Collège Sainte-Marie and Immaculée-Conception, including a teaching stint at the former, and was ordained to the priesthood in July of 1894.
Father Cadot served as Minister at Collège Sainte-Marie from 1895 to 1898 and worked as a spiritual director for young professionals. Throughout this time, however, he continued to request appointment to the Northern Ontario missions, and was finally sent to Sault Ste-Marie in 1903. Here, he worked in Steelton ministering to a working-class community of Italian and Slavic immigrants, most of whom were employed by the Algoma Steel Corporation. Father Cadot helped organize a new parish here and learned both English and Italian.
In 1904, Father Cadot relocated to Cape Croker Reserve on the Bruce Peninsula, where he would remain until 1931. Father Cadot learned Ojibwe and oversaw the communities at Saugeen, Christian Island, Rama, Moose Point, Lion’s Head, and Tobermory. He was an advocate for education and self-reliance of the youth there, looked after the maintenance of the church property, and helped provide and advocate for the church’s library and recreational facilities. In the 1920s, with the advent of the car, Father Cadot purchased his own and frequently travelled to his various mission sites; he earned the nickname Waiasseshkang, “the one who brings light to the heart and spirit.”
In 1931, Cadot relocated to Saugeen, then to Chippewa Hill from 1932 to 1937, at which point he retired to the Jesuit novitiate in Guelph. He died in 1947.