Jean-Paul Desbiens [SEP] religious order
Jean-Paul Desbiens
Brother Jean-Paul Desbiens, Frère Pierre-Jérôme, F.M.S., OC (March 7, 1927 – July 23, 2006) was a Quebec writer, journalist, teacher and member of the Catholic institute of Marist Brothers.
He was born at Métabetchouan in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec in 1927. He joined the Marist order in 1944 and studied at the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval, graduating with a degree in philosophy in 1958. He began a teaching career in
the provincial head of his religious congregation for some time. He wrote many essays, and published his personal journal. He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.
He died in Quebec City of a heart attack on July 23, 2006, after a long battle with lung cancer.
References.
- W. H. New, ed. "Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada." Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 288.
External links.
- "Jean-Paul Desbiens