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Peter Chanel

Missionary
Peter Chanel, SM, born Pierre Louis Marie Chanel, was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary or "Marists" and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837. Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1803, Montrevel-en-Bresse, France
Died: April 28, 1841 (age 37 years), Futuna, Wallis and Futuna
Education: Minor seminary
Attributes: Gentle, Kind, Encouraging
Beatified: 17 November 1889, Rome by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: 12 June 1954, Rome by Pope Pius XII
Major shrine: Futuna