| Saint Isaac Jogues | |
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| Born | January 10, 1607, Orléans, France |
| Died | October 18, 1646 (aged 39), Auriesville, New York |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | June 21, 1925, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 29 June 1930, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York, USA (where he was martyred) |
| Feast | 26 September (Canada), 19 October (General calendar) |
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Saint Isaac Jogues (January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and martyr who traveled and worked among the Native Americans in North America. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Auriesville is a hamlet on the south bank of the Mohawk River, in the northeast part of the Town of Glen New York, about forty miles west of Albany Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used The National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, also dedicated as the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs, is a Roman Catholic Shrine in Auriesville Auriesville is a hamlet on the south bank of the Mohawk River, in the northeast part of the Town of Glen New York, about forty miles west of Albany The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. For earlier forms of the General Roman Calendar see the Tridentine Calendar, the General Roman Calendar as in 1954, General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of bishops and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. He gave the original European name to Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement, Lake of the Holy Sacrament. Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow Lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawks near the present day Auriesville, New York. Auriesville is a hamlet on the south bank of the Mohawk River, in the northeast part of the Town of Glen New York, about forty miles west of Albany Jogues, St. Jean de Brébeuf and six other martyred missionaries, all Jesuits or laymen associated with them, were canonized in 1930 as "The North American Martyrs," or "St. Saint Jean de Brébeuf ( 25 March 1593 &ndash 16 March 1649) was a Jesuit Missionary, Martyred in The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were Isaac Jogues and Companions. " Their feast day is October 19, except in Canada, where the feast is celebrated on September 26. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a
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Born in Orléans, France, Jogues entered the Society of Jesus in 1624. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Regimini militantis Ecclesiae (Latin for To the Government of the Church Militant) was the Papal bull promulgated by Pope Paul III on September The Suppression of the Jesuits in Portugal, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire by 1767 was a result The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the official title of the leader of the Society of Jesus &mdashthe Roman Catholic religious order also known Reverend Father Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, SJ, STD (born April 29, 1936) is a Spanish priest The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, (written within 1522-1524 are a brief set of Meditations Prayers and mental exercises available in various Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam (when an "i" functions as a consonant Magis (pronounced "màh-gis" is a Jesuit phrase that means "the more" Discernment is a term used in Christian tradition to describe the process of discerning God 's Will for one's life This is an incomplete list of famous members of the Society of Jesus. Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco Saint Aloysius Gonzaga ( Italian: Luigi Gonzaga, Portuguese and Spanish: Luís de Gonzaga, March 9, 1568 &ndash Robert Bellarmine ( Roberto Francesco Romolo Cardinale Bellarmino) (4 October 1542 Montepulciano, Siena, Italy – 17 September 1621 Saint Petrus Canisius ( May 8, 1521 &ndash December 21, 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism Saint Edmund Campion SJ ( January 24 1540 &ndash December 1 1581) was an English Jesuit priest This article is about the French city of Orléans for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In 1636, he was sent to New France as a missionary to the Huron and Algonquin allies of the French. The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the "Huron" redirects here For other uses see Huron (disambiguation. The Algonquins (or Algonkins) are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Anishinaabe language. In 1642, while on his way by canoe to the country of the Hurons, Jogues was captured by a war party of Mohawk Iroquois, in the company of Guillaume Couture, René Goupil, and several Huron Christians. Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse Guillaume Couture (or Cousture) ( January 14 1618 – April 4 1701) was a citizen of New France. René Goupil ( May 15 1608 &ndash September 23 1642) was a French Missionary and the first North American martyrs Taken back to the Mohawk village, they were tortured in various gruesome ways, Jogues himself having several of his fingers bitten or burned off.
Jogues survived this torment and went on to live as a slave among the Mohawks for some time, even attempting to teach his captors the rudiments of Christianity. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings He was finally able to escape thanks to the pity of some Dutch merchants who smuggled him back to Manhattan. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York From there, he managed to sail back to France, where he was greeted with surprise and joy. As a "living martyr," Jogues was given a special permission by Pope Urban VIII to say Holy Mass with his mutilated hands, as the Eucharist could not be touched with any fingers but the thumb and forefinger. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope The Tridentine Mass (Missa Tridentina is the form of the Roman Rite Mass contained in the typical editions of the Roman Missal that were published
Yet his ill-treatment by the Mohawks did not dim the missionary zeal of Jogues. Within a few months, he was on his way back to Canada to continue his work. In 1645, a tentative peace was forged between the Iroquois and the Hurons, Algonquins and French. In the spring of 1646, Jogues was sent back to the Mohawk country along with Jean de Lalande to act as ambassador among them. Saint Jean de Lalande (died October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American
However, some among the Mohawks regarded Jogues as a sorcerer, and when the double-calamity of sickness and crop failure hit the Mohawks, Jogues was a convenient scapegoat. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, commonly known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, or colloquially as the New Cathedral, in Saint Louis Missouri, was constructed On October 18, 1646, Jogues was clubbed to death and beheaded by his Mohawk hosts near Auriesville, New York, along with Goupil and LaLande. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Auriesville is a hamlet on the south bank of the Mohawk River, in the northeast part of the Town of Glen New York, about forty miles west of Albany René Goupil ( May 15 1608 &ndash September 23 1642) was a French Missionary and the first North American martyrs Saint Jean de Lalande (died October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American
Today, the Shrine of the North American Martyrs, maintained by the Jesuits, stands on or near the site (ten years after Jogues' death, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was born in approximately the same place). Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha or Blessed Catherine Tekakwitha (ɡɔdeli deɡɔkwidɔ in Mohawk (1656 – April 17, 1680) the daughter of a Mohawk Brebeuf and five of his companions were killed in Canada in 1648 and 1649.
He was canonized on 29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI along with seven other Canadian Martyrs. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were His Day of Remembrance is October 19. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. A statue of Father Jogues stands in the village of Lake George, in a park by the lake.
One hall of Martyrs' Court, a dormitory at Fordham University, New York City's Jesuit University, is named for Jogues. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. The City of New York The other two halls are named for Lalande and Goupil. Saint Jean de Lalande (died October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American René Goupil ( May 15 1608 &ndash September 23 1642) was a French Missionary and the first North American martyrs Dormitories at LeMoyne College in Syracuse and at Fairfield University in Connecticut are also named for Jogues. Le Moyne College, named after Simon Le Moyne, is a private four-year Jesuit college of approximately 2300 Undergraduate students that balances a Fairfield University is a private co-educational undergraduate and master's level university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England
The novitiate of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus just outside Wernersville, Pennsylvania was named for Jogues. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Wernersville is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is now called the Jesuit Center at Wernersville, PA. [1]
References
- (2003) The Captivity of St. Isaac Jogues. Bristol, PA: Arx Publishing. Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 23 miles (37 km northeast of Philadelphia opposite Burlington N ISBN 1-889758-52-3.
- Francis W. Halsey: Jesuits and Church of England Men
- Francis Parkman, Vol 2 of the multi-volume France and England in North America entitled The Jesuits in New France in the seventeenth Century, 1867
See also
- Blessed Julian Maunoir
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