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Jean de Brébeuf
French Jesuit missionary and martyr (1593–1649)
"Brebeuf" redirects here. For other uses, see Brebeuf (disambiguation).
Saint Jean de Brébeuf S.J. | |
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| Born | (1593-03-25)25 March 1593 Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France |
| Died | 16 March 1649(1649-03-16) (aged 55) Huron village of St. Ignace, near Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near Midland, Ontario, Canada |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Anglican Communion |
| Beatified | 12 June 1925 |
| Canonized | 29 June 1930, Canada, by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Martyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario |
| Feast | 16 March, 26 September (Canada, also United States in General Roman Calendar 1962), 19 October (United States and elsewhere) |
| Attributes | Pyx |
| Patronage | Canada |
Jean de BrébeufSJ (French:[ʒɑ̃dəbʁe.bœf]) (25 March 1593 – 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuitmissionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625.
There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his Saint John de Brébeuf | The Society of Jesus - TUCI