Jean-Jacques Olier
Jean-Jacques Olier | |
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Portrait of Jean-Jacques Olier, founder of the Society of Saint-Sulpice, by an unknown author | |
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| Ordination | 21 May 1633 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1608 |
| Died | 2 April 1657 (aged 48) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | College of Sorbonne |
Jean-Jacques Olier, S.S. (20 September 1608 – 2 April 1657) was a French Catholic priest and the founder of the Sulpicians. He also helped to establish the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, which organized the settlement of a new town called Ville-Marie (now Montreal) in the colony of New France.