Pierre-Jean Le Calvez (also known as Peter J. Carpenter), Catholic priest.

Contributing Institution

Vermont Historical Society

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http://catalog.vermonthistory.org/V92022/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=5133102

Digitization Status

Not Digitized / Non numérisé(e)

Identifier/Call Number

MSA 646:07

Title

en Pierre-Jean Le Calvez (also known as Peter J. Carpenter), Catholic priest.

Description

en Consists of copies of published articles supplied to Serge Duigou for the preparation of his biography of Pierre-Jean Le Calvez. Also included are copies of Marie-Elizabeth Dumas' baptism and death records, plus correspondence between Vermont History Center staff and Mr. Duigou.

Genre

en aricles

en business correspondence

familyName

Le Calvez

Carpenter

Source Language

English

Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH)

Catholic Church--Clergy--Vermont

Catholic ex-priests--Vermont--Biography

Trappists

Brittany (France)--Biography

Vergennes (Vt.)--Biography

Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM)

Clergé--Vermont

Sacerdoce--Église catholique

Ex-prêtres--Vermont--Biographie

Trappistes

Bretagne (France)--Biographie

Vergennes (Vt.)--Biographie

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access.

Related Items

Related items include De Plobannalec a l'abbaye d'Oka:la vie romanesque de Pierre-Jean Le Calvez (Pamphlet 920 L494d), a biographical article about Fr. Le Calvez published by Serge Duigou in Capcavals, no. 32 (July 2014).

Biography, Administrative History and Provenance

en Pierre-Jean Le Calvez was born 10 December 1829 at Plobannalec, Brittany, France. In 1854, when he was a priest and teacher at Ergue-Gaberic, he was recruited by Bishop Louis de Goesbriand to serve the Catholic church in Vergennes, Vermont. Fr. Le Calvez renounced the priesthood and took the name Peter J. Carpenter in 1858 when he married Marie-Elizabeth Dumas. Peter and Marie-Elizabeth had children and lived in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. In 1890 Peter became a Trappist monk at Oka, Quebec, Canada. He died at Oka on 27 March 1907.

Extent

1 folder

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States