Saint John de la Lande

Also known as

• Jean Lalande
• John Lalande

Memorial

• 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

Died

• tomahawked and beheaded on 19 October 1646 at Auriesville, New York

Beatified

• 21 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• 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

MLA Citation

• “Saint John de la Lande”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 July 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-john-de-la-lande/>