Isaac Jogues
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 378 years ago |
Date of birth | January 10,1607 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Orleans |
France | |
Date of died | October 18,1646 |
Died | New France |
Feast | General Roman Calendar |
Canada | |
Beatified | June 21, 1925 |
Major shrine | Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine |
Job | Missionary |
Books | Narrative of a Captivity Among the Mohawk Indians, and a Description of New Netherland in 1642-3 |
Narrative of a Captivity Among the Mohawk Indians | |
Novum Belgium: An Account of New Netherland in 1643-4 | |
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ID | 515930 |
Isaac Jogues Life story
St. Isaac Jogues, S. J. was a missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement.