René Goupil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Goupil

French Jesuit lay brother and missionary

Date of Birth: 15-May-1608

Place of Birth: Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1642

Profession: Catholic priest, surgeon, Jesuit

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

René Goupil, S.J.
(15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (in French "donné", "given", or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death.
He was the first of the eight North American Martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church to receive the crown of martyrdom and the first canonized Catholic martyr in North America.