Canadian Martyrs

Canadian Martyrs
Holy card depicting the martyrs
BornFrance
Died17th century, Canada and Upstate New York
Martyred byIroquois
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Anglican Church
BeatifiedJune 21, 1925, Rome, by Pope Pius XI
CanonizedJune 29, 1930, Rome, by Pope Pius XI
Major shrineMartyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario, Canada
National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York
FeastSeptember 26 (in Canada and among Traditional Roman Catholics)
October 19 (General Calendar); Anglican Church of Canada
PatronageCanada

The Canadian Martyrs (French: Martyrs canadiens), also known as the North American Martyrs (French: Saints martyrs canadiens, Holy Canadian Martyrs), were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. They were ritually tortured and killed on various dates in the mid-17th century in Canada, in what is now southern Ontario, and in upstate New York, during the warfare between the Iroquioan tribes the Mohawk and the Huron. They have subsequently been canonized and venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church.

The martyrs are:

Name Date of death Place of death Means of death
Br. René Goupil September 29, 1642 Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York tomahawk to the head[1]
Fr. Isaac Jogues October 18, 1646 Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York tomahawk to the head[2]
Jean de Lalande October 19, 1646 Ossernenon, near Auriesville, New York tomahawk to the head[3]
Fr. Antoine Daniel July 4, 1648 Teanaostaye, near Hillsdale, Ontario shot[4]
Fr. Jean de Brébeuf March 16, 1649 St. Ignace, near Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, Ontario boiling water and fire at the stake[5]
Fr. Gabriel Lalemant March 17, 1649 St. Ignace, near Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, Ontario boiling water and fire at the stake[5]
Fr. Charles Garnier December 7, 1649 near Collingwood, Ontario shot[6]
Fr. Noël Chabanel December 8, 1649 Nottawasaga River, Ontario tomahawk to the head[6]
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