Deaths on April 2

Jean-Jacques Olier

Died on April 2, 1657

Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (b. 1608)

Jean-Jacques Olier, S.S., (20 September 1608 – 2 April 1657) was a French Catholic priest and the founder of the Sulpicians. He helped to establish the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal, which organized the settlement of a new town called Ville-Marie (now Montreal) in the colony of New France.

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Jean-Jacques Olier
Society of Saint-Sulpice

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Events on 1657

20 Apr

Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)
Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
20 Apr

New Amsterdam
Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
30 Oct

Battle of Ocho Rios
Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios during the Anglo-Spanish War.

Deaths on April 2

Jean-Jacques Olier

Died on April 2, 1657

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Events on 1657

Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657)

New Amsterdam

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