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Abbé Pierre Antoine Simon Maillard (c. 1710 – 12 August 1762) was a French-born Roman Catholic priest. He is noted for his contributions to the creation of a writing system for the Mi'kmaq indigenous people of Île Royale, Cape Breton Island, Canada. He is also credited with helping negotiate a peace treaty between the British and Mi'kmaq people, which resulted in the Burying the Hatchet Ceremony (Nova Scotia). He was the first Catholic priest in Halifax and is buried in the Protestant church yard of St. Paul's Church (Halifax).〔(Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society. Vol. 1, p. 44 )〕〔( Akins reports he is buried in the St Paul's cemetery )〕〔(Paris Documents, p. 17 )〕 ==Early Years== Maillard was born in the diocese of Chartres, France around 1710.〔( The Canadian Encyclopedia Online ), accessed 4 October 2009〕 He received his ecclesiastical training at the Séminaire de Saint-Esprit in Paris. In 1734 the Abbé de L'Isle-Dieu selected Maillard in a group of seminarists lent to the Séminaire des Missions Étrangeres, which was short of personnel. After eight months in that institution, Maillard was selected (1735)〔''(Leo J. Deveau, Apostle to the Mi'kmaq )'' (20 Jan. 2007), Daniel N. Paul website, accessed 4 October 2009〕 for the Mi'kmaq missions on Cape Breton Island (called ''Île Royale'' at that time). His recommendation letter stated "he is a young priest who has greatly edified us . . full of zeal and piety." Maillard arrived at Fortress Louisbourg on the ship ''Rubis'' on 13 August 1735.〔''Deveau''〕〔(Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, ''MAILLARD (Maillart, Mayard, Mayar), PIERRE )'' accessed 4 October 2009〕 He worked extensively with the Mi'kmaq people. He became a witness to,〔In his report on the desecration of the Mi'kmaq cemetery near Port-Toulouse perpetrated in 1745 by soldiers from New England, Father Pierre Maillard states the following: 'The burying place of the Savages was demolished, and all the crosses, planted on the graves, broke into a thousand pieces.' Sally Ross & Susan Surette-Draper, ''(Saint-Charles-des-Mines Cemetery in Grand-Pré )'', accessed 4 October 2009〕 and eventually a reluctant participant in〔''During the war of the Austrian Succession, () urged the Micmac to support the French cause. He was captured in 1745 and sent to France, but returned in 1746. In 1759 Maillard made peace with the British . . '' John H. Young, ''Pierre Maillard'' The Canadian Encyclopedia〕 the ongoing struggles between French and British forces for control of the area. Maillard quickly immersed himself in learning and becoming proficient in the language of the natives. He also devoted himself to missionary work, visiting all the settlements on Île Royale, Île Saint-Jean (now called Prince Edward Island) and English Acadia (now called Nova Scotia). He pleaded for additional assistance from his French superiors, who responded by sending Jean-Louis Le Loutre. The two worked together on developing the written language. In 1740 Maillard was appointed Bishop of Quebec's vicar-general for Île Royale. In 1742 this position created friction between his superiors and the provincial of the Recollets of Brittany, who wanted his men to be independent of Maillard's control. Maillard took every opportunity to criticize the conduct of those workers; his severity led Duquesnel (Le Prévost) and François Bigot to demand Maillard's recall,〔 but Maillard's superior (Bishop Pontbriand) reached a compromise by dividing the vicar general's powers between Maillard and the superior of the Recollets in Louisbourg. This arrangement continued until 1754, when Bishop Pontbriand confirmed Maillard in his functions as vicar general, which he exercised alone from that point on. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pierre Maillard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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