Pierre Chastellain

Pierre Chastellain was a Jesuit missionary among the Huron.

Life

Chastellain joined the Jesuits in 1624 and in 1636 sailed for New France with two other priests, Fathers Isaac Jogues and Saint [Charles Garnier|Charles Garnier]. Also on the voyage was the Governor of New France, Charles de Montmagny who was replacing Samuel de Champlain.
In July, 1636, Chastellain and Garnier left Trois-Rivières to join the mission in the Huron country. He spent almost fifty years at appointments among the Hurons as well as in Quebec. He was a strong gentle man with a personal charity towards others.
An important legacy of his life is his book "Affectus amantis Christum seu Exercitium amoris erga Dominum Jesum pro totâ hebdomadâ".