Charles chiniquy biography
Charles chiniquy book...
CHINIQUY, CHARLES (baptized Charles-Paschal-Télesphore), Roman Catholic priest, Presbyterian minister, and author; b. 30 July 1809 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada, son of Charles Cheniquy, a law student, and Marie-Reine Perrault; m. 26 Jan.
Charles chiniquy biography
1864 Euphémie Allard, and they had three children; d. 16 Jan. 1899 in Montreal.
In 1818 Charles Chiniquy, whose parents were living at La Malbaie, went to finish his primary schooling in the parish of Saint-Thomas (Montmagny).
He was 12 when his father, who was reputed to drink to excess, died suddenly. His uncle, Amable Dionne*, took him into his home in Kamouraska and in 1822 sent him to study at the Séminaire de Nicolet. He proved to be an “excellent pupil,” gifted in public speaking and praised for his piety.
In 1829 he took the first steps leading to the priesthood, and four years later he was ordained priest by Bishop Joseph Signay* in Notre-Dame cathedral at Quebec.
A short time later Chiniquy was