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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 ...
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.
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]
[17] [18] In Canada it has been moved to 25 September (as 26 September is the Feast of the Canadian Martyrs in Canada). [19] Sts Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists and are sometimes represented with medical emblems. They are also regarded as the patron saints of twins.
Beatified: September 25, 1988 by Pope John Paul II; Marie-Catherine Simon de Longpré (Marie-Catherine of Saint Augustine) (1632–1668), Professed Religious of the Augustinian Sisters of Mercy of Jesus (Canadian Federation) (Manche, France – Québec, Canada) Declared "Venerable": June 9, 1984; Beatified: April 23, 1989 by Pope John Paul II
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.
19 October (General Roman Calendar), 26 September (1962 Calendar, Canada) Isaac Jogues SJ (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois , Huron , and other Native populations in North America.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (Latin: Archidioecesis Vancouveriensis) is a Roman Catholic Latin archdiocese that includes part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Holy Rosary Cathedral , dedicated to the diocesan patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary , in Vancouver , B.C.