Olier De Verneuil Jean Jacques 1608-1687 In 1640 Parish Priest Of
St. Sulpice, Paris, and established the St. Sulpice Seminary in 1645.
Founded in 1636 the Company of Montreal, through whose instrumentality
Maisonneuve was sent out in 1641-1642 to lay the foundations of the
future city. =Index=: (Bishop Laval era) His designs for establishing a religious
centre at Montreal, 6; trained by St. Vincent de Paul, 24; sends four
priests to Canada, 25; dying, recommends work to his successor, 135. (Count Frontenac era)
Founder of Sulpician Order, obtains grant of island of Montreal, 32.