Saint John de la Lande
![[Saint John Lalande]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintjcy.jpg "jpg detail of a portrait of Saint John Lalande, date unknown, artist unknown")
Also known as
- Jean Lalande
- John Lalande
- 19 October
- formerly 26 September
- 16 March (Jesuits)
Profile
Layman. Worked with Jesuit missionaries in North America. Martyred with Saint Isaac Jogues while on a trip to the Iroquois territory.
Born
- at Dieppe, France
- tomahawked and beheaded on 19 October 1646 at Auriesville, New York
Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Horatio Phelan
- Jesuit Martyrs of North America, by James Keifer
- Jesuit Martyrs of North America, by James Keifer
- Jesuit Martyrs of North America, by James Keifer
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
