A reader asked if there were other Canadian Saints? Was Brother Andre the first?
No, there are a number of Canadian Saints -- some follow below:
THE SAINTS OF CANADA
The Saint Canadian Martyrs:
Saint Isaac Jogues, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1608, martyred in 1646).
Saint Jean de Brébeuf, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1593, martyred in 1649).
Saint Charles Garnier, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1606, martyred in 1649).
Saint Antoine Daniel, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1600, martyred in 1648).
Saint Gabriel Lalemant, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1610, martyred in 1649).
Saint Noel Chabanel, Jesuit priest,
(Born in 1613, martyred in 1649).
Saint René Goupil, Jesuit Novice,
(Born in 1608, martyred in 1642).
Saint Jean de La Lande, layperson,
(Born in 160?, martyred in 1646).
The eight Canadian Martyrs lived in Canada from 1625 to 1649. Canonized on June 29, 1930. Celebrated on September 26 in Canada. Feast celebrated on October 19 in the Universal Church.
Other Canadian Saints...
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys
(Born in 1620, died in 1700).
Co-founded Montréal.
Founder of the Congregation of Notre-Dame.
Canonized on October 31, 1982.
Feast celebrated on January 12.
Saint Marguerite d'Youville
(Born in 1701, died in 1771).
Founder of the Sisters of Charity,
known as the "Grey Nuns."
Canonized in 1990.
Feast celebrated on October 16.
This list does not include Venerable or Blessed
5 comments:
Who cares???
But none of those people were Canadian.
Thank you for bringing such nice posts. Your blog is always fascinating to read.
One could think that you're pushing your religion on folks with your constant child like worship of this stuff.
Sad
What sad anonymouses!And 'snore stop' too.
Wonder what kind of 'cheese' they like.
Emily
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