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Gabriel Lalemant SJ (French pronunciation: [ɡabʁijɛl lalmɑ̃]; 3 October 1610 – 17 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary in New France beginning in 1646. Caught up in warfare between the Huron and nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, he was killed in St. Ignace by Mohawk warriors and is one of the eight Canadian Martyrs.
Canadian Martyrs who served as missionary of the Society of Jesus in North America In this long history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, a number of deceased persons of the Church have had their life and work declared worthy of achieving one of the four stages of canonization in the Catholic Church: Servants of God ; Venerable ...
Canadian Martyrs Parish in Calgary, AB; Canadian Martyrs Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia [14] [15] [16] Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church in Ottawa, Ontario; Canadian Martyrs Parish in Richmond, British Columbia; Canadian Martyrs Parish in Invermere, BC; The parish of Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens founded in 1961 in St. Boniface (now part of Winnipeg ...
The Martyrs' Shrine 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, who were tortured and killed on various dates in the mid-17th century and subsequently canonized by the Catholic Church.
Daniel and seven other martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius XI on 29 June 1930. [2] The liturgical celebration of the Holy Martyrs of Canada takes place on 26 September in Canada and 19 October in the universal Church. [7] St. Anthony Daniel Roman Catholic church and parish, Kitchener, Ontario, is named for him. [8]
On 8 August 1883, the Archbishop of Halifax, Cornelius O'Brien, laid the cornerstone of the new church. The first Mass in the new church was held in the basement on 22 December 1883. The completed church was opened to the congregation on 27 December 1885 and parishioners attended the Mass at the old altar in the upper part of the church. [10]
A martyrs' shrine or martyr's shrine is any shrine in honour of a martyr or martyrs. It may refer to: It may refer to: Martyrium , a type of Christian building
Winston Blackmore (born August 25, 1956) [1] is the leader of a polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religious group in Bountiful, British Columbia, Canada.He is described as "Canada's best-known avowed polygamist". [2]