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Pioneer Priest: Monseigneur Bourdel (40/52)


This is also part of this series: Scattering of Seeds, A (52)

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Subjects: Canadian History, Immigration

Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: White Pine Pictures
Closed Captioned: No
Running Time: 30 mins
Country of Origin: Canada
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2001
Available in French: Yes

In 1904 at the improbable age of 42, Constant Jean-Baptiste Bourdel left France against his doctor's wishes and settled in the emptiness of Saskatchewan's prairie. There, with his nephew and his nephew's wife, he started the first parish in Prud'homme. To this day, local mass is celebrated in French. In French: Monseigneur Bourdel, un prêtre pionnier