Saint Charles Garnier
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- Memorial
- 19 October
- Profile
- Son of the wealthy Jean G and Anne de Garault.
A studious lad whose health was never strong, he early felt a call to religious life.
Studied classics, philosophy and theology at the Jesuit college of Clermont.
Joined the Jesuits in 1624.
Ordained in 1634.
Missionary to Canada in 1636.
Missionary to the Huron for 13 years, one of the famous "black robes" who lived in terrible conditions to bring the faith to the far north.
Died when the fort he was stationed at was attacked by Iroquois.
Charles spent his last hours ministering to the dying before he was murdered.
One of the North American Martyrs.
- Born
- 1606 in Paris, France
- Died
- shot in the chest and abdomen, and tomahawked in the head on 7 December 1649 at Fort Saint Jean, Canada
- Beatified
- 21 June 1925
- Canonized
- 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Lionel Lindsay
James Mcgivern, S.J.
James Mcgivern, S.J.
New Catholic Dictionary
Address at the Martyr's Shrine, Huronia, by Pope John Paul II
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