Category:Saint John de Brébeuf

Saint John de Brébeuf Born: 25 March 1593 in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France Died: 16 March 1649 (aged 55)at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near Midland, Ontario, Canada Honored in: Roman Catholicism, Anglican Communion Beatified: 1925 Canonized: June 29, 1930 by Pope Pius XI Major shrine: Martyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario, Canada Feast: October 19 Patronage: Canada

(martyred on March 16, 1648, Memorial in US dioceses also on October 19)