Pointe-aux-Pères Site
150-154 Youghall Drive, Bathurst, New Brunswick, E2A, Canada
Formally Recognized:
1998/02/09
Other Name(s)
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Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2005/03/18
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Pointe-Aux-Peres site consists of a large and open landscape located at Ferguson Point in the harbour of the City of Bathurst.
Heritage Value
A Provincial Historic Site, it is thought that a Recollet Mission was established here in 1620. Although there are no surface remains, the site is significant as one of the earliest Christian missions in New Brunswick. The site’s first missionary priest was Father Sebastien-Bernadin. In approximately 1643, priests of the Jesuit Order constructed a second chapel, dedicating it to the Blessed Virgin. It was to this mission that Fathers Andre Richard and Baltazar came from Paris as missionaries. In honour of these men, the site was named Pointe-aux-peres. Then, in the mid 1640’s, a Jesuit Mission was established. The site was a place of worship for approximately 100 years.
Source: New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Site File # 74.
Character-Defining Elements
Character-defining elements of the Point-Aux-Peres Provincial Historic Site include:
- its water edge context;
- its potential archaeological resources and resulting knowledge of mission life over 100 year period.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
New Brunswick
Recognition Authority
Province of New Brunswick
Recognition Statute
Historic Sites Protection Act, s. 2(1)
Recognition Type
Historic Sites Protection Act – Historic
Recognition Date
1998/02/09
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
1640/01/01 to 1650/01/01
Theme - Category and Type
- Building Social and Community Life
- Religious Institutions
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
- Undetermined (archaeological site)
- Buried Site
- Leisure
- Sports Facility or Site
Historic
- Religion, Ritual and Funeral
- Religious Facility or Place of Worship
- Religion, Ritual and Funeral
- Mission
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
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Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
New Brunswick Culture and Sport Secretariat, Heritage Branch, Site File # 74.
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
74
Status
Published
Related Places
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