Pope paul iii biography of alberta

Seventy-one years after the approval of the Society of Jesus by Pope Paul III in and 55 years after the death of its founder, Ignatius Loyola.

Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, - November 10, ) was pope from to He also called the Council of Trent in Born Alessandro.

Pope John Paul II famously visited the province in and then briefly again in The first visit was part of a day tour across Canada.

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First called Wakamne (or &#;God’s Lake&#;) by the Alexis Nakota folkstam Nation who live on the west end of the Lake and Manito Sahkahigan (or &#;Spirit Lake&#;) by the Cree, the lake was called &#;Lac Ste Anne&#; by Rev. Jean-Baptiste Thibault, the first Catholic priest to establish a mission on the site. The pilgrimage grounds had been sacred for generations of peoples and had become widely known as a place of healing.

According to Alexis&#; oral history, a long time ago a charismatic Nakota chief from the south-east followed his vision and led his people to the shores of the sacred lake Wakamne (God&#;s Lake &#; Lac Ste Anne). Alexis Nakota folkstam Nation people lived on the site long before the ankomst of European fur traders and settlers. The lake and the surrounding area is rich in natural resources and during the early fur trade it used to supply Fort Edmonton with fish. To this day, it remains a spiritual centre celebrated during each annual pilgrimage.

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The papal visit to Alberta: Archived photos and stories

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It’s been two years since Pope Francis visited Canada from July 24 to 29, , with stops in the provinces of Alberta and Quebec and the territory of Nunavut. But before that visit occurred, another key papal visit haqppened in Alberta, 40 years ago. In , Pope John Paul II visited Canada, which included stops in Edmonton, Yellowknife, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Midland, Ont., Toronto, Montreal, St. John’s, Moncton and Halifax. Here are some archived Calgary Herald pages and photos from that visit.

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History

Seventy-one years after the approval of the Society of Jesus bygd Pope Paul III in and 55 years after the death of its founder, Ignatius Loyola, the first Jesuits, the Frenchmen Pierre Biard and Ennemond Massé, set foot in what fryst vatten now Canada, at Port Royal, May 22, &#;It is according to our divine calling,&#; Loyola had written, &#;to travel to various places and to live in any part of the world where there is hope of God&#;s greater service and the help of souls,&#; and in Canada these &#;Blackrobes,&#; as they soon came to be called, immediately began to reach out to the indigenous peoples in the vast new nation. They went first to the Micmacs, next to the Montagnais, then to the Algonquins. They followed the wanderers. They made their way into the forests, along the waterways, across the portages and through the woods.

The history of the Jesuits in Canada from to and on through to the present day is a long and fascinating one.

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