Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (French: Sainte-Marie-au-pays-des-Hurons) was a 17th century French Jesuit mission in Wendake, the land of the Huron (Wendat) nation, located near modern Midland, Ontario.

War and martyrdom

With Iroquois agression on the rise, an additional six soldiers were dispatched from France in 1649.

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Iroquois - 1649

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The weakened Wendat nation was little match for the strengthened Iroquois who had used their trading alliances with the Dutch and English to gain firearms.

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Dutch - English

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Eight of the missionaries -- St. Jean de Brébeuf (1649), St. Noël Chabanel (1649), St. Antoine Daniel (1648), St. Charles Garnier (1649), St. René Goupil (1642), St. Isaac Jogues (1646), St. Jean de Lalande (1646), and St. Gabriel Lalemant (1649) -- were martyred in the Huron-Iroquois wars. Due to the proximity of their deaths to Sainte-Marie, the bodies of Brébeuf and Lalemant were quickly recovered by the French and buried at the mission. None of the other six bodies were ever found.

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Jean de Brébeuf - 1649 - Noël Chabanel - Antoine Daniel - 1648 - Charles Garnier - René Goupil - 1642 - Isaac Jogues - 1646 - Jean de Lalande - Gabriel Lalemant

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