Isaac Jogues

Saint Isaac Jogues SJ
Portrait by Donald Guthrie McNab, 1895
Martyr
Born	(1607-01-10)10 January 1607 Orléans, Orléanais, Kingdom of France
Died	18 October 1646(1646-10-18) (aged 39) Ossernenon, Canada, New France
Venerated in	Catholic Church (Canada and the United States)
Beatified	21 June 1925, Rome, Italy, by Pope Pius XI
Canonized	29 June 1930, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI
Major shrine	National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York, United States
Feast	19 October (General Roman Calendar), 26 September (1962 Calendar, Canada)

Isaac Jogues, SJ (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement (Lake of the Blessed Sacrament). In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, near the Mohawk River.

Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuit priests or laypeople associated with them, were canonized by the Catholic Church in 1930;^[1] they are known as the Canadian Martyrs, or the North American Martyrs. A shrine was built in their honor at Auriesville, New York, formerly believed to be that of the Mohawk village. Their feast day is celebrated on 19 October in the General Roman Calendar and 26 September in Canada.