Jean-Jacques Olier


Jean-Jacques Olier

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Olier, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice, by an unknown author
Orders
Ordination21 May 1633
Personal details
Born(1608-09-20)20 September 1608
Died2 April 1657(1657-04-02) (aged 48)
Paris, Kingdom of France
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materCollege of Sorbonne

Jean-Jacques Olier, S.S. (20 September 1608 – 2 April 1657) was a French Catholic priest and the founder of the Sulpicians. He also helped to establish the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, which organized the settlement of a new town called Ville-Marie (now Montreal) in the colony of New France.


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