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Recollets

The Recollets were a French religious group, expelled from France by Cardinal Richelieu. They were important as missionaries to the French colonies in Canada, although they were displaced there by the Jesuits. The first Récollet missionaries arrived at Quebec City, from Rouen on June 2, 1615.

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