RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jean de Brébeuf

1593 - 1649

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Jean de Brébeuf (French: [ʒɑ̃ də bʁe.bœf]) (25 March 1593 – 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1633. He learned their language and customs, writing extensively about each to aid other missionaries. In 1649, Brébeuf and another missionary were captured when an Iroquois raid took over a Huron village (referred to in French as St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de Brébeuf is the 2,467th most popular religious figure (down from 2,321st in 2019), the 3,833rd most popular biography from France (up from 3,876th in 2019) and the 197th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean de Brébeuf ranks 2,467 out of 3,187. Before him are Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Anton Josef Gruscha, Talgat Tadzhuddin, Secundus of Asti, and Sergius II of Constantinople. After him are Stanislaus Papczyński, Antony I of Constantinople, Anna Wierzbicka, Horus Sa, Konrad von Preysing, and Saint Amun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Jean de Brébeuf ranks 16. Before him are Balthasar van der Ast, Anthony van Diemen, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, George Herbert, William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Sultan Agung of Mataram. After him are Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, and Izaak Walton. Among people deceased in 1649, Jean de Brébeuf ranks 16. Before him are Gerardus Vossius, Isaac van Ostade, Susanna Hall, Vincenzo Carafa, John Winthrop, and Giulio Alenio. After him are Juan Martínez Montañés, Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania, and Richard Crashaw.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean de Brébeuf ranks 3,833 out of 6,770. Before him are Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), René David (1906), Jean Delumeau (1923), Edmond Aman-Jean (1858), Benoît Fourneyron (1802), and Antoine Bussy (1794). After him are Alice Milliat (1884), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940), Élodie Yung (1981), Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1759), Rémi Brague (1947), and José Beyaert (1925).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean de Brébeuf ranks 197. Before him are Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620), Chlodulf of Metz (null), Léon-Adolphe Amette (1850), Marie-Dominique Chenu (1895), Peter of Bruys (1095), and Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874). After him are Marie of the Incarnation (1599), François Marty (1904), François de Laval (1623), Claude Fleury (1640), Jeanne Jugan (1792), and Amalberga of Maubeuge (601).

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