St. René Goupil

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St. René Goupil was a 17th-century French Jesuit lay missionary and one of the North American Martyrs, killed for his faith while evangelizing among Indigenous peoples in present-day Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
French missionary
Jesuit lay brother
North American Martyr
Roman Catholic martyr
associatedWith Mohawk people NERFINISHED
St. Isaac Jogues NERFINISHED
burialPlace near Auriesville, New York
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED
capturedBy Mohawk warriors NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath execution
centuryOfBirth 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1608
dateOfCanonization 1930-06-29
dateOfDeath 1642-09-29
deathPlaceHistorical Iroquois territory NERFINISHED
era French colonization of the Americas
familyName Goupil NERFINISHED
feastDay October 19
September 26
givenName René NERFINISHED
honoredAt National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville NERFINISHED
killedFor Christian faith
languageOfEvangelization Indigenous languages of North America
mannerOfDeath martyrdom
martyrGroup Jesuit Martyrs of North America NERFINISHED
memberOf Society of Jesus NERFINISHED
missionRegion Huron missions NERFINISHED
New France NERFINISHED
notableWork evangelization among Indigenous peoples in New France
occupation lay brother
missionary
surgeon
partOf Canadian Martyrs NERFINISHED
North American Martyrs NERFINISHED
patronage anesthetists
medical technicians
people with hearing loss
placeOfBirth Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Anjou, France NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Auriesville, present-day New York, United States
reasonForMartyrdom refusal to renounce Christianity
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
virtueRecognizedFor charity
courage
obedience

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Martyrs’ Shrine dedicatedTo St. René Goupil