North American Martyrs
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The North American Martyrs were a group of 17th-century Jesuit missionaries who were killed during their efforts to evangelize Indigenous peoples in New France and were later canonized as saints in the Catholic Church.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Martyrs | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit missionaries
ⓘ
Roman Catholic martyrs ⓘ group of Catholic saints ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canadian Martyrs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesuit Martyrs of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Huron-Wendat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iroquois NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saints ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveFeastDay |
October 19
ⓘ
September 26 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Catholics in Canada
ⓘ
Catholics in the United States ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfMission | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause |
killed during missionary work
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ |
| languageOfMission | French ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | memorial ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
evangelization of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ |
| member |
Antoine Daniel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Garnier NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Lalemant NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Jogues NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Brébeuf NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean de Lalande NERFINISHED ⓘ Noël Chabanel NERFINISHED ⓘ René Goupil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShrine |
Martyrs’ Shrine, Midland, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRecognizedMartyrs | 8 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American missions ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Canada ⓘ present-day United States ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Canadian Martyrs