{"id":801,"date":"2015-01-13T11:46:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T16:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/?page_id=801"},"modified":"2015-04-09T11:09:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T15:09:26","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/father-frederic\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>His country of origin (1838-1876)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Birth: November 19, 1838 in Ghyvelde, France;<\/li>\n<li>Son of Marie-Isabelle Bollengier and Pierre Janssoone, fervent Christians;<\/li>\n<li>He is baptized under the names Frederic Cornil;<\/li>\n<li>To help his family, he interrupted his studies in 1855. He became a traveling salesman until the death of his mother.<\/li>\n<li>In 1864, he took the habit of the Order of Friars Minors (the Franciscans).<\/li>\n<li>He is ordained a priest at Bourges on August 17th, 1870.<\/li>\n<li>He exercises his ministry as a military chaplain while taking part in the foundation of the convent of Bordeaux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"centered-imgs well\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126\" style=\"width: 185px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"His family - Frederic Janssoone\" width=\"185\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/centre.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/centre-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"His mother - Frederic Janssoone\" width=\"186\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/centre-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/centre.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His mother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drotie.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drotie-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Frederic Janssoone: His entrance in the Franciscan Order\" width=\"186\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drotie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/drotie.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His entrance in the Franciscan Order<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>His time in the Holy Land (1876 \u2013 1888)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>He is sent to the Holy Land where he works under the title of custodial vicar.<\/li>\n<li>Father Frederic proves himself to be a fine diplomat, a capable builder and an exceptional preacher.<\/li>\n<li>He reestablishes the practice of the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem which had been interrupted in 1621. This tradition continues to this day.<\/li>\n<li>In Bethlehem, he had the parish church of Saint Catherine constructed adjacent the basilica of the Nativity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"centered-imgs well twoimgtop\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-483\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Via-dolorosa.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Via-dolorosa.jpg\" alt=\"Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-482\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/panorama-jerusalem.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/panorama-jerusalem-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Panorama of Jerusalem, entrance to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/panorama-jerusalem-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/panorama-jerusalem.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panorama of Jerusalem, entrance to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-490\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eglise-sainte-cath.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eglise-sainte-cath.jpg\" alt=\"Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher and of the Resurrection\" width=\"640\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eglise-sainte-cath.jpg 640w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/eglise-sainte-cath-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher and of the Resurrection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Canada, his adopted country (1888-1916)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>He takes his first trip to Canada in 1881 to beg the help of Canadians for the Holy Land.<\/li>\n<li>He settles at Trois-Rivieres in 1888.<\/li>\n<li>He is founder of the Commissariat for the Holy Land in Canada and directs it for 28 years.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent preacher, he animates the pilgrimages to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, to the sanctuary of the Reparation at Pointe-aux-Trembles and the Oratory of Saint Joseph where he became friends with Saint Brother Andre.<\/li>\n<li>Untiring hiker, he travelled around the parishes to preach the word of God.<\/li>\n<li>When the British conquest suppressed the Franciscan Order (the Recollets) in Canada, that order was revitalized with the arrival of Father Frederic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"centered-imgs well\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-148\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/gauche2-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Brother Andre and Blessed Father Frederic\" width=\"280\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Brother Andre and Blessed Father Frederic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/droite1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-149\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/droite1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"First Commissariat for the Holy Land in Trois-Rivieres.\" width=\"280\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/droite1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/droite1.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First Commissariat for the Holy Land in Trois-Rivieres.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>His work at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape<\/h2>\n<p>Father Frederic participated in the inauguration of the Sanctuary of the Cap on June 22, 1888. He was one of the three witnesses to the \u201cMiracle of the eyes\u201d. He is the director of pilgrimages to the Sanctuary of the Cap during 14 years where he attracted a large number of pilgrims. He recommends that the Oblates of Mary Immaculate become the guardians of the Shrine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"centered-imgs well\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sanc.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-160 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sanc-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sanc-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sanc.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1Q4A0149-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-570 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1Q4A0149-3-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Father Frederic, one of the witnesses of the \u201cMiracle of the eyes\u201d on June 22, 1888\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1Q4A0149-3-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1Q4A0149-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Father Frederic, one of the witnesses of the \u201cMiracle of the eyes\u201d on June 22, 1888.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Stations of the cross<\/h2>\n<p>Father Frederic had three Stations of the Cross constructed whose stations are distanced like those in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape at Trois-Rivieres \u2013 1896<\/li>\n<li>At the Sanctuary of the Reparation at Pointe-aux-Trembles, near Montreal<\/li>\n<li>The calvary of Saint-Elie-de-Caxton in Mauricie \u2013 1895<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"centered-imgs well notop\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-497\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-497 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc1-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Stations of the Cross at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc1-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc1.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stations of the Cross at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Cape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_498\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-498\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-498 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc2-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Stations of the Cross at the Sanctuary of the Reparation\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc2-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/cdc2.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stations of the Cross at the Sanctuary of the Reparation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chemin-de-croix-Saint-\u00c9lie.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-576 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chemin-de-croix-Saint-\u00c9lie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Stations of the Cross at Saint-Elie-de-Caxton\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chemin-de-croix-Saint-\u00c9lie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Chemin-de-croix-Saint-\u00c9lie.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stations of the Cross at Saint-Elie-de-Caxton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The man<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tombeau1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-555 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tombeau1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tombeau P\u00e8re Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tombeau1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/tombeau1-678x1024.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/homme.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-504 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/homme-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"P\u00e8re Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/homme-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/homme-678x1024.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul-bio\">\n<li>The man is joyful and full of humor.<\/li>\n<li>He has numerous areas of interest, going from theology to the pastoral, by way of history, geography, astronomy, botany, painting, architecture and archeology.<\/li>\n<li>Tireless apostle, his love of people and preaching, his goodness, austerity, his extreme poverty, his patience and his serenity during adversity made others compare him to Francis of Assisi.<\/li>\n<li>He died August 4, 1916 at the age of 77 years.<\/li>\n<li>His body rests in the chapel of Saint Anthony in Trois-Rivieres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His country of origin (1838-1876) Birth: November 19, 1838 in Ghyvelde, France; Son of Marie-Isabelle Bollengier and Pierre Janssoone, fervent Christians; He is baptized under the names Frederic Cornil; To help his family, he interrupted his studies in 1855. He became a traveling salesman until the death of his mother. In 1864, he took the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":799,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":976,"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/801\/revisions\/976"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perefrederic.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}