St. Jean de Brébeuf was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada in 1649. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ...

Brébeuf was born in Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France on March 25, 1593. He became a Jesuit in 1617. In 1625 he sailed to Canada as a missionary, arriving on June 19, and lived with the Huron natives near Lake Huron, learning their customs and language, of which he became and expert; although the missionaries were recalled in 1629, Brébeuf returned to Canada in 1633. He unsuccessfully attempted to convert the Neutral nations on Lake Erie in 1640. In 1648 the Iroquois attacked Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, where Brébeuf was living, and he was captured and tortured to death on March 16, 1649. Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623). ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Ireland. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... The Great Lakes from space; Lake Huron is the third from the left. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the worlds largest such lakes. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ... Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was a 17th century Jesuit mission on the shore of Georgian Bay, near what is now the community of Midland, Ontario. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ...

Brébeuf was canonized in 1930 with seven other missionaries, known as the Canadian Martyrs. He is a patron saint of Canada, and his feast day is October 19th. Canonization is the process of making someone into a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Canadian Martyrs were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte_Marie among the Hurons, who were martyred in the 17th century in Canada. ... In several forms of Christianity, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...