Father Giuseppe Bressani

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Father Giuseppe Bressani was an Italian Jesuit missionary and early Catholic priest in New France, known for his work among Indigenous peoples in the 17th century.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Italian person
Jesuit missionary
Roman Catholic missionary
human
activeInCentury 17th century
affiliation Jesuits in New France
clergyStatus priest
continentOfActivity North America
countryOfBirth Papal States
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Modena and Reggio
countryOfDeath Grand Duchy of Tuscany
dateOfBirth 1612
dateOfDeath 1672
denomination Roman Catholic
educatedAt Roman College
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Bressani
fieldOfWork Christian missions
Indigenous evangelization
New France ethnography
givenName Giuseppe
hasOccupation author
theologian
knownFor Jesuit missions in New France
missionary work among Indigenous peoples of North America
writing an early account of New France missions
languageOfWorkOrName French
Italian
memberOf Society of Jesus
nativeLanguage Italian
notableWork Breve relatione d’alcune missioni de’ PP. della Compagnia di Giesù nella Nuova Francia
linked to: Jesuit Relations
occupation missionary
priest
writer
participantIn French colonization of the Americas
Jesuit missions in North America
linked to: Jesuit Relations
partOf Jesuit missions to the Huron
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Florence
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Society of Jesus
sexOrGender male
workLocation Huron missions
New France
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
wroteAbout Indigenous peoples of New France
Jesuit missionary activity in Canada
geography of New France

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Father Bressani Catholic High School namedAfter Father Giuseppe Bressani