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Saint Jean de Brébeuf (March 25 1593 – March 16 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who traveled to New France (or Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life except for a short time back in France in 1629-1630. He learned their language and culture.In 1649 Brébeuf and several other missionaries were captured when an Iroquois raid took over a Huron village.

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birth date
1593-03-25
birth place
Normandy, Condé-sur-Vire
canonized by
Pope Pius XI
canonized date
1930-06-29
death date
1649-03-16
death place
Midland Ontario, Canada, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
major shrine
Midland Ontario, Canada, Martyrs' Shrine
title
Martyr; Apostle of the Hurons
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Catholic Church

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