Charles Garnier (missionary)
Charles Garnier, S.J., (baptised in Paris, May 25, 1606 – martyred December 7, 1649) was a Jesuit missionary working in New France. He was killed by Iroquois in a Petun (Tobacco Nation) village on December 7, 1649.
Saint Charles Garnier | |
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North American Martyrs | |
| Born | May 25, 1606 Paris, France |
| Died | December 7, 1649 (aged 43) Tobacco Nation country near Collingwood, Ontario, Canada |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1930 by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs, Midland, Ontario, Canada |
| Feast | October 19 |
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