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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (French: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as St John the Baptist Day, is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, a Canadian province. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 3,179. It is located within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in a valley between Mont Saint-Hilaire and Mont Rougemont.
Fédération Nationale Saint-Jean-Baptiste was Gérin-Lajoie's attempt at creating an alliance of women's groups, after gaining inspiration and experience with the NCWC. She believed that with FNSJB she could push for more women to engage in charitable activity and become truly successful at eradicating the sources of their mistreatment.
Histoire de la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montréal, des Patriotes au fleurdelysé, 1834-1948, Montréal: Éditions de l'Aurore, 564 p. ISBN 0-88532-089-1; CRCCF. "La Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de l'Ontario" in the site La présence française en Ontario : 1610, passeport pour 2010. Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne ...
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (French: Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste, pronounced [sɔsjete sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist]) is an institution in the Canadian province of Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec sovereignism. It is known as the oldest patriotic association in French North America. [1]
Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de St. Vallier (November 14, 1653 – December 26, 1727) was a French Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Quebec. Born in the southeastern French city of Grenoble in 1653 to a wealthy land owning family, St. Vallier swiftly became a community figure, known for founding a hospital.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ batist]) is a neighbourhood of Quebec City, which is the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Located immediately west of Old Quebec , it is known for its shopping and restaurants.
George-Étienne Cartier was born on September 6, 1814, in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada (now Quebec). Cartier attended the Petit Séminaire de Montréal from 1824 to 1832. He was called to the bar in 1834 where he began to practise his profession.