Antoine Daniel

Saint

Antoine Daniel
The North American Martyrs
North American Martyrs holy card, c. 1930
Jesuit, Missionary, Martyr
Born(1601-05-27)27 May 1601
Dieppe, Normandy, France
Died4 July 1648(1648-07-04) (aged 47)
Teanaustaye, Pays d'en Haut, Canada, New France
Canonized29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI
Feast19 October (outside Canada)
26 September (Canada)

Antoine Daniel (27 May 1601 – 4 July 1648) was a French Jesuit missionary in North America, at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs.[1]

  1. ^ Charlotte Gray 'The Museum Called Canada: 25 Rooms of Wonder' Random House, 2004