Isaac Jogues was born on January 10, 1607.
Isaac Jogues was born on January 10, 1607.
Isaac Jogues died on October 18, 1646 at the age of 39.
October 19 is the feast day of Isaac Jogues.
Isaac Jogues died on October 18, 1646 at the age of 39.
The feast day of Saint Isaac Jogues is October 19.
Issac Jogues is a patron saint of Canada and the Americas.
Isaac Jogues was born on January 10, 1607 and died on October 18, 1646. Isaac Jogues would have been 39 years old at the time of death or 408 years old today.
St. Isaac Jogues was tomahawked to death and later decapitated.
There is a Wikipedia article on the gentleman !
Isaac Jogues is not remembered as a great miracle worker. He is remembered as a missionary who died as a martyr while trying to Christianize Native Americans. St. Isaac Jogues was canonized a saint because he was martyred for the faith and lived an exemplary life. No miracles were attributed to him.
Saint Isaac Jogues was canonized along with seven other Jesuit missionaries known as the North American Martyrs on June 29, 1930 by Pope Pius XI.