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Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society

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The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (French la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a patriotic institution created in 1834 by Ludger Duvernay in Lower Canada. Most notably, it made June 24, St. ohn the Baptist day, the national day of the French Canadians. (Today, June 24 is the Quebec National Holyday).

The Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society was setup to promote French Canadian culture and values. Initially, it adopted the maple leaf as it emblem. The society had local branches in all the major French Canadian communities in Quebec, the other Canadian provinces and the United States.

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