Henri Nouvel
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Henri Nouvel was a Jesuit priest who spent forty years as a missionary to Native American communities of New France. Nouvel was the first missionary on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River; and
Monument of the tricentenary of the mass celebrated by Henri Novel at Pointe-au-Pere in 1663
St. Ignace Mission
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The St. Ignace Mission is located in a municipal park known as Marquette Mission Park. It was the site of a mission established by Jesuit priest, Father Jacques Marquette, and the site of his grave in
Henri Nouvel
…Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac about fur trading threats with the Indians. In 1674–75, he divided his time between Mission Sainte-Marie and St. Ignace Mission, but was stationed at St. Ignace in 1677 and 1678. He traveled between the Amikwa, Odawa, and Saginaw. He attended the burial of Father Jacques Marquette…
Mission in 2009
Monument marking Marquette's burial site
Mission c. 1900
Mission interior c. 1900