Isaac Jogues Saint
St. Isaac Jogues, S.J. (January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the native populations in North America. He gave the original European name to Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement, Lake of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, a site near present-day Auriesville, New York.Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuit priests or laymen associated with them, were canonized in 1930; they are known as "The North American Martyrs". Their feast day is celebrated on 26 September in Canada and on 19 October in the United States of America.Le Jeune, a Huguenot in early life, conceived the plan for keeping his Superiors in the Society of Jesus, as well as the European laity, informed of the great undertaking, by the careful compilation of missionaries' letters. These described in detail their experiences and impressions. Every summer, for a period of 40 years, the Jesuit missionaries sent these reports back to Paris, where they were published serially under the title of the Jesuit Relations. These accounts inspired Jogues to become a missionary.
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| beatified date | June 21, 1925 |
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| canonized date | June 29, 1930 |
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