ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH
Saints celebrated on the 17th of March
SAINT GABRIEL LALEMANT, MISSIONARY AND MARTYR
[Saint Gabriel Lalemant] was a Jesuit missionary, born at Paris, October 10, 1610; he died in the Huron country, March 17, 1649.
HIS ARRIVAL IN CANADA
He was the nephew of Charles and Jerome Lalemant, and became a Jesuit at Paris, March 24, 1630. He arrived in Canada, September 20, 1646 and after remaining in Quebec for two years, was sent to the Huron missions as de Brébeuf’s assistant.
He was scarcely there a month when the Iroquois attacked the settlement of St Ignatius which they burned, and then descended on the mission of St Louis where they found de Brébeuf and Lalemant.
THEIR MARTYR'S CROWN
After setting fire to the village and killing many of the inhabitants, they led the two priests back to St Ignatius where they were tied to stakes and after horrible torture put to death. Lalemant stood by while his companion was being killed. De Brébeuf expired at three in the afternoon. Lalemant’s suffering began at six that evening and lasted until nine o’clock next morning.
When the Iroquois withdrew, the bodies of the two priests were carried over to St Mary’s where they were interred. Some of the relics of Lalemant were subsequently brought to Quebec.
(From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913)
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