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:*18451123 Left New Caledonia arrived San Cristobal (Makira) 2 Dec 1845 | :*18451123 Left New Caledonia arrived San Cristobal (Makira) 2 Dec 1845 | ||
:*18451213 started exploring Santa Isabel (Thousand Ships Bay) | :*18451213 started exploring Santa Isabel (Thousand Ships Bay) | ||
| − | :*18451216 the party is attacked and Bishop Epalle fatally wounded | + | :*18451216 the party is attacked and [[Jean-Baptiste Épalle|Bishop Epalle]] fatally wounded |
| − | :*18451219 Bishop Epalle died and was buried the next day. | + | :*18451219 [[Jean-Baptiste Épalle|Bishop Epalle]] died and was buried the next day. |
:*18460103 Verguet and others start the mission on San Cristobal (Makira) | :*18460103 Verguet and others start the mission on San Cristobal (Makira) | ||
:*18470219 Verguet departs San Cristobal | :*18470219 Verguet departs San Cristobal | ||
:*18470306 Arrives Sydney and spends time recuperating | :*18470306 Arrives Sydney and spends time recuperating | ||
| − | :*18470509 Verguet and Collomb on board the Spec (Speculator?) left Sydney for New Zealand | + | :*18470509 Verguet and Collomb on board the ''Spec'' (Speculator?) left Sydney for New Zealand |
:*18470523 Episcopal ordination of Collomb in Kororāreka | :*18470523 Episcopal ordination of Collomb in Kororāreka | ||
| − | :*18470602 Bp Collomb and Verguet depart Bay of Islands for New Caledonia on the Spec | + | :*18470602 Bp Collomb and Verguet depart Bay of Islands for New Caledonia on the ''Spec'' |
| − | :*18470629 Spec arrives at the main mission of Baïao on New Caledonia | + | :*18470629 ''Spec'' arrives at the main mission of Baïao on New Caledonia |
:*18470715 Verguet goes by land to Pouebo (secondary mission station) New Caledonia | :*18470715 Verguet goes by land to Pouebo (secondary mission station) New Caledonia | ||
| − | :*18470717 Spec leaves for Indonesia | + | :*18470717 ''Spec'' leaves for Indonesia |
:*18470718 Mission station at Baïao, Balade is attacked (Br Blaise injured) | :*18470718 Mission station at Baïao, Balade is attacked (Br Blaise injured) | ||
:*18470719 Station attacked again, occupants flee to Pouebo but Blaise is killed. | :*18470719 Station attacked again, occupants flee to Pouebo but Blaise is killed. | ||
| − | :*18470812 The French naval vessel the Brillante arrives at Pouebo | + | :*18470812 The French naval vessel the ''Brillante'' arrives at Pouebo |
| − | :*Brillante takes Verguet and the missionaries to Anatom (Vanuatu) [arriving 15 August 1847] and then to Sydney [arriving 27 August 1847] | + | :*''Brillante'' takes Verguet and the missionaries to Anatom (Vanuatu) [arriving 15 August 1847] and then to Sydney [arriving 27 August 1847] |
| − | :*18471003 Verguet left Sydney on the barque Tory destined for London. (It stopped over at St Helena on 6 Jan 1848) | + | :*18471003 Verguet left Sydney on the barque ''Tory'' destined for London. (It stopped over at St Helena on 6 Jan 1848) |
:*18480306 Verguet arrives in London and later in the month travels to Lyon and stays with the Marists there before leaving the Society and re-joining the diocese of Carcassonne. | :*18480306 Verguet arrives in London and later in the month travels to Lyon and stays with the Marists there before leaving the Society and re-joining the diocese of Carcassonne. | ||
:*18480319 Verguet arrived in Lyon Poupinel doc 72 | :*18480319 Verguet arrived in Lyon Poupinel doc 72 | ||
| − | :1848 by September Verguet is assistant priest at Lodève Poupinel doc 91 | + | :*1848 by September Verguet is assistant priest at Lodève Poupinel doc 91 |
| − | :1883 Verguet published a small book entitled ''Gran Archipel des Iles Salomon son Étendue, sa Fertilité''. | + | :*1883 Verguet published a small book entitled ''Gran Archipel des Iles Salomon son Étendue, sa Fertilité''. |
| − | :1885 Verguet published a forty-page article for the ''Revue d’Ethnographe'' entitled “Arossi ou San-Christoval et ses habitants” | + | :*1885 Verguet published a forty-page article for the ''Revue d’Ethnographe'' entitled “Arossi ou San-Christoval et ses habitants” |
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 12 February 2022
Fr Clair Marie Léopold Verguet
Fr Léopold Verguet (1817-1914) was a priest of the diocese of Carcassonne, France, who was briefly a member of the Society of Mary and a missionary who was part of the first mission group to the Solomons. Verguet had a short and traumatic career as a missionary but documented it with letters, sketches and watercolours.
- 18450202 Departed London, went via Cape Town to Sydney arrived 22 June 1845
- 18451023 Left Sydney, made landfall in New Caledonia 17 November 1845
- 18451123 Left New Caledonia arrived San Cristobal (Makira) 2 Dec 1845
- 18451213 started exploring Santa Isabel (Thousand Ships Bay)
- 18451216 the party is attacked and Bishop Epalle fatally wounded
- 18451219 Bishop Epalle died and was buried the next day.
- 18460103 Verguet and others start the mission on San Cristobal (Makira)
- 18470219 Verguet departs San Cristobal
- 18470306 Arrives Sydney and spends time recuperating
- 18470509 Verguet and Collomb on board the Spec (Speculator?) left Sydney for New Zealand
- 18470523 Episcopal ordination of Collomb in Kororāreka
- 18470602 Bp Collomb and Verguet depart Bay of Islands for New Caledonia on the Spec
- 18470629 Spec arrives at the main mission of Baïao on New Caledonia
- 18470715 Verguet goes by land to Pouebo (secondary mission station) New Caledonia
- 18470717 Spec leaves for Indonesia
- 18470718 Mission station at Baïao, Balade is attacked (Br Blaise injured)
- 18470719 Station attacked again, occupants flee to Pouebo but Blaise is killed.
- 18470812 The French naval vessel the Brillante arrives at Pouebo
- Brillante takes Verguet and the missionaries to Anatom (Vanuatu) [arriving 15 August 1847] and then to Sydney [arriving 27 August 1847]
- 18471003 Verguet left Sydney on the barque Tory destined for London. (It stopped over at St Helena on 6 Jan 1848)
- 18480306 Verguet arrives in London and later in the month travels to Lyon and stays with the Marists there before leaving the Society and re-joining the diocese of Carcassonne.
- 18480319 Verguet arrived in Lyon Poupinel doc 72
- 1848 by September Verguet is assistant priest at Lodève Poupinel doc 91
- 1883 Verguet published a small book entitled Gran Archipel des Iles Salomon son Étendue, sa Fertilité.
- 1885 Verguet published a forty-page article for the Revue d’Ethnographe entitled “Arossi ou San-Christoval et ses habitants”
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