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Jean de Brébeuf

French missionary
Jean de Brébeuf, SJ was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1633. He learned their language and culture,... Wikipedia
Born: March 25, 1593, Condé-sur-Vire, France
Died: March 16, 1649 (age 55 years), Georgian Bay, Canada
Beatified: 12 June 1925
Canonized: 29 June 1930, Canada, by Pope Pius XI
Major shrine: Martyrs' Shrine, Midland
Patronage: Canada