Jean de Brébeuf

male, deceased (1649)
Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, martyr, French, Jesuit, Canadian, missionary…Canadianclergy
Saint Jean de Brébeuf was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada March 16 1649.
James Naismith

James Naismith

male, deceased (1939)
Presbyterian, immigrant to the United States, Canadianclergy, sport, naturalized citizen of the United States, Scottish…Scottish Canadian, Canadian, Canadian American
James A. Naismith, B.A., M.A., M.D., D.D, (November 6, 1861 - November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to...
Isaac Jogues

Isaac Jogues

male, deceased (1646)
Lac du Saint Sacrement, Canadian Martyr, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, From Orleans, huron, Native American…Canadian, Canadianclergy
Saint Isaac Jogues was a Jesuit missionary who travelled and worked among the Native Americans in North America. He gave the original European name...
Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas

male, deceased (1986)
medicare, The Greatest Canadian, Healthcare, Order of Canada, Canadian, immigrant to Canada…Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Canadianclergy, member of the Canadian House of Commons, Canadian Labour Congress
Thomas Clement Douglas, PC, CC, SOM, MA, LL.D (hc) (October 20, 1904 - February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a...
Egerton Ryerson

Egerton Ryerson

male, deceased (1882)
from Norfolk County, Ontario, Charlotteville, Pre-Confederation Ontario, Norfolk County, Canadian, ryerson university…Methodist clergy, Canadianclergy, clergy reserves
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 - 19 February 1882) was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario,...
Norbert Provencher

Norbert Provencher

male, deceased (1853)
Roman Catholic bishop, Franco-manitobans, Canadianclergy, bishop, Roman Catholic, College universitaire de Saint-Boniface
Bishop Joseph-Norbert Provencher (February 12, 1787 - June 7, 1853) was an important figure in the history of the Franco-manitoban community,...
Bill Phipps

Bill Phipps

male, 67 years old
ontario lawyer, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, Moderators of the United Church of Canada, United Church of Canada, activist, Canadian…Canadianclergy, Candidate for the Canadian House of Commons
Bill has worked as a poverty lawyer, pastor, community organizer, hospital chaplain and an adult educator. Between 1974 and 1983, Bill was...

James Endicott

male, deceased (1954)
Christian, ordination, Moderator of the United Church of Canada, General Secretary, Church Leader, United Church of Canada…Canadianclergy, Canadian
The Right Reverend James Endicott (1865-1954) was a Canadian church leader and missionary. He was born in Devon, England the fourth of eleven...
Brent Hawkes

Brent Hawkes

male
Candidate in Ontario provincial elections, bachelor of science, Bachelor of Education, Doctor of Ministry, D.Min, EGALE…Metropolitan Community Church clergy, Canadian, Canadianclergy
Rev. Brent Hawkes, CM, D.Min (born in Bath, New Brunswick) is a Canadian clergyman. Since 1977, he has served as senior pastor of Metropolitan...
Charles Albanel

Charles Albanel

male, deceased (1696)
Canadianclergy, French, Explorer of Canada, Jesuit, hudson bay, Hudson's Bay Company
Charles Albanel (1616 - 11 January 1696) was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and Jesuit priest. In 1649, he arrived in Canada, at...