Isaac Jogues, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Isaac Jogues

Canadian saint

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1607

Place of Birth: Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1646

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest, Jesuit

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

St.
Isaac Jogues, S.J.
(10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) was a 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, north of the Mohawk River. Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuit priests or laymen associated with them, were canonized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1930; they are known as "The North American Martyrs".
A shrine was built in their honor at Auriesville, New York, at a site formerly believed to be that of the Mohawk village.
Their feast day is celebrated on 19 October in the General Roman Calendar, and on 26 September in Canada.