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The Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs (French: Sanctuaire des martyrs canadiens), commonly known as the Martyrs' Shrine, is a Roman Catholic church in Midland, Ontario, Canada, which is consecrated to the memory of the Canadian Martyrs, six Jesuit Martyrs and two lay persons from the mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
The Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, Ontario, [11] the site of the Jesuits' missionary work among the Huron, is the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs. A National Shrine of the North American Martyrs has been constructed and dedicated in Auriesville, New York . [ 12 ]
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Parkdale; Martyrs' Shrine; Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church (Toronto) Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Kingsway; Our Lady of the Assumption (Windsor, Ontario) Saint Sylvesters Church; Sacred Heart Kerala Roman Catholic Community-Latin Rite Malayalam Church; Ste-Anne Catholic Church (Ottawa)
Martyrs' Shrine, Ontario, in memory of the Canadian Martyrs; Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, associated with miraculous healings. Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, in honour of Our Lady of the Cape.
The site is managed by Huronia Historical Parks, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture. Canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930, the eight martyred missionaries are collectively known as the Canadian Martyrs. The site adjacent to the Martyrs' Shrine was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1984 as part of his papal visit to Canada.
Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuit priests or laypeople associated with them, were canonized by the Catholic Church in 1930; [1] they are known as the Canadian Martyrs, or the North American Martyrs. A shrine was built in their honor at Auriesville, New York, formerly believed to be that of the Mohawk village.
A martyrs' shrine or martyr's shrine is any shrine in honour of a martyr or martyrs. It may refer to: ... Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs in Midland, Ontario;
The history of the Catholic Church in Canada extends back to the arrival of the earliest European explorers. A French priest accompanied the explorer Jacques Cartier, performing the first ever recorded Holy Mass on Canadian soil on July 7, 1534, on the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula.