Vie de Saint Jean-François Régis, de la Compagnie de Jésus, apôtre du Velay, du Vivarais et des Cévennes
By: par le R.P. Daubenton ; augmentée d'une notice historique de la translation de ses reliques à la Louvesc, en 1802
Publisher: Thibaud-Landriot
Published: 1834
Place of publication: Clermont-Ferrand
Language: fre; eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: Biography; Christian saints; Biographies; Saints chrétiens; Jesuits; Jésuites
Notes: Saint Jean-François Régis was a French nobleman, priest and philanthropist. In 1634, after learning that Paul Le Jeune had started a Jesuit mission to Canada, Régis was consumed with the idea that he too would go to Canada to work among the Hurons and Iroquois, and, if necessary, become a martyr to the Jesuit cause. Daubenton describes Régis' fervour for missionary work, briefly describes the state of barbarism among the Indians, and gives the text of Régis' two letters to his superiors requesting a mission. Although his requests were refused, Régis association with Canada was established when the St. Régis Indian Reserve was named for him.