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Thread #89780 Message #1697245
Posted By: Azizi
18-Mar-06 - 07:05 PM
Thread Name: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
Subject: RE: BS: Being Canuck on St. Joseph's Day
Okay, Peace. I know you know who St. Jean de Brebeuf is. But I had to google his name to find out. For the others who don't know, here's what was written on http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=682.
"St. Jean de Brebeuf, 1593 - 1649, was a french born Jesuit missionary and martyr of New France who arrived in America in 1625 to evangelise Native Americans. He lived among the Huron for over 15 years under difficult and challenging circumstances. In 1648 the Iroquois launched a war of extermination against the Huron, their traditional enemies. Refusing to flee when their Huron villlage was attacked, Brebeuf and his assistant, Gabriel Lalemant, were captured the following year and tortured to death by the Iroquois. Brebeuf was canonised in 1930 with seven other missionaries who are collectively called the North American martyrs. He is the patron saint of Canada. His feast day is October 19th."
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BTW, I think that the small "f" in the word "French" is a typo. But what do I know?