Father Claude Jean Allouez - Niles, MI - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

This large granite cross marks the final resting place of Father Claude-Jean Allouez, who died near this spot. For many years his grave marked by a wooden cross. In 1918, the Women’s Progressive League marked the site with a more permanent granite cross. Access from the road to the west is up a flight of concrete stairs. The wooded area to the east is known as Allouez Park; there is parking and a few facilities on the east side of the park.

Description: Father Claude-Jean Allouez (born June 6, 1622, Saint-Didier, Fr.— died August 27/28, 1689, near Ft. St. Joseph, New France) was a Jesuit missionary to New France who has been called the founder of Catholicism in the West. He was ordained priest in 1655 and sailed for Quebec in 1658. He was stationed at settlements along the St. Lawrence River until his appointment as Vicar-General of the Northwest in 1663. He travelled extensively through that territory, preaching to the Indians and establishing missions in present-day Wisconsin, including Chequamegon Bay and Green Bay. His last years were spent mostly among the Miamis of the St. Joseph River in modern southwestern Michigan. Date of birth: 06/06/1622 Date of death: 08/28/1689 Area of notoriety: Religion Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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