barnardin

Updated: May 2, 2025

We know, however, that one of their number, Father Barnardin, while returning from Miscou to the River St. John, in the year 1623, died of hunger and fatigue in the midst of the woods, a martyr to his charity and zeal. Five years afterwards, the Recollets were compelled to abandon their mission which, however, was reoccupied by them before many years had passed.

W. O. (William Odber) Raymond - Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784