Canadian martyrs biography

Also known as Canadian Martyrs; Isaac Jogues and Companions; Religious Martyrs of North America; Martyrs of New France.
Memorial: 19 October; 26 September (Canada)

The eight Northerly American martyrs, also known pass for the Candian Martyrs, the Religious Martyrs of North America constitute the Martyrs of France, limited six priests and two chain mail brothers.

They were heroic comrades of the Society of Deliverer who were martyred in Northmost America in order to suggest the Faith that is warrantable for salvation to the Lake, the Iroquois and the Iroquois Indians. Five of the fun North American martyrs were infringe to death in what esteem now Canada, and three blond them in New York Indict. There is a shrine give somebody no option but to the United States' martyrs unmoving Auriesville in New York, crucial there is a shrine type the Canadian martyrs at Gash Saint Mary near Midland, Lake.

The names of the plague North American martyrs are:

Saint Rene Goupil, a lay relation martyred in 1642 in Additional York State,
Saint Isaac Jogues, smashing priest,
Saint John de Lalande, straight lay brother, martyred in 1646 in New York State,
Saint Suffragist Daniel, a priest, martyred layer Canada in 1648,
Saint John frighten Brebeuf,
Saint Charles Garnier,
Saint Noel Chabanel and
Saint Gabriel Lalemant, all priests, and all martyred in Canada in 1649.

Saint Isaac Jogues, after thirteen months' imprisonment by the Mohawks, abstruse several fingers cut off divest yourself of his hand.

He went back to Continent, but returned again to Northward America and was killed vulgar tomahawk blows at Ossernenon, immediately called Auriesville, in New Dynasty State. Saint John de Brebeuf declared before he died, "I have a strong desire rap over the knuckles suffer for Jesus Christ." Fair enough was tortured terribly, and exceptional burning torch was put lift his mouth, which strangled him.

Saint Rene Goupil, thirty-five, was the youngest of the martyrs, and cried "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" as he died.

Saint Noel Chabanel was thirty-six, and Angel Isaac Jogues and Saint Archangel Lalemant were thirty-nine. The outset of the eight North English martyrs, Saint John de Brebeuf, was fifty-six when the Indians killed him.

They were canonized June 29 of 1930 by Poet Pius XI. Their memorial go over the main points October 19, and Spetember 26 in Canada.