Noël Chabanel

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Saint Noël Chabanel

Born	(1613-02-02)February 2, 1613 Saugues (Haute-Loire), France
Died	December 8, 1649(1649-12-08) (aged 36) Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (Midland, Ontario, Canada)
Canonized	June 29, 1930, Rome by Pope Pius XI

Noël Chabanel (February 2, 1613 – December 8, 1649) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and the youngest of the Canadian Martyrs.

Biography

Chabanel was born on Feb. 2, 1613. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Toulouse at the age of seventeen, and was a professor of rhetoric at the Jesuit colleges from 1632-1639. He continued his studies and in 1641 was ordained a priest.^[1] In 1643, he was sent to New France, and after studying the Algonquin language for a time, was appointed to the mission at Sainte-Marie, where he remained till his death. In his apostolic labours he was the companion of Fr. Charles Garnier. Chabanel was martyred on December 8, 1649, by what is described as a "renegade" Huron.^[2]

References

External links

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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Persondata
Name	Chabanel, Noël
Alternative names
Short description	Jesuit missionary and martyr
Date of birth	February 2, 1613
Place of birth
Date of death	December 8, 1649
Place of death

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