Pierre-Jean De Smet
Jesuit priest (1801–1873) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ (Dutch and French IPA: [də smɛt]; 30 January 1801 – 23 May 1873), also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Flemish Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is known primarily for his widespread missionary work in the mid-19th century among the Native American peoples, in the midwestern and northwestern United States and western Canada.
Pierre-Jean De Smet | |
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Born | (1801-01-30)30 January 1801 |
Died | 23 May 1873(1873-05-23) (aged 72) |
Other names | Pieter-Jan De Smet |
Education | White Marsh Novitiate, present-day Bowie, Maryland |
Church | Catholic |
Ordained | 23 September 1827 (1827-09-23) |
His extensive travels as a missionary were said to total 180,000 miles (290,000 km). He was affectionately known as "Friend of Sitting Bull", as he persuaded the Sioux war chief to participate in negotiations with the American government for the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. The Native Americans gave him the affectionate nickname De Grote Zwartrok (The Great Black Skirt). [1]