Jean de Brébeuf

St. Jean de Brebeuf , and John de Brebeuf (* 25. March 1593 in Condé-sur-Vire , Normandy ; † 16th March 1649 at the Georgian Bay ) was a French Jesuit who in the territory of the Wyandot on Lake Huron in Canada , the Gospel proclaimed. Jean de Brébeuf and his companions are venerated as saints in the Catholic Church .

Life

At the age of 24, Jean de Brébeuf entered the seminary of the Jesuits in Rome, and in February 1622 he was ordained a priest . On June 19, 1625, P. de Brébeuf reached the settlement of Québec in Canada. In 1626 he went to the Indian tribe of the Wyandot (Hurons), with whom he stayed with interruptions until the end of his life. He died on the torture stake by the Iroquois after they attacked the mission station in a fight with the Wyandot.

Through his stays with the tribes of the Hurons, Algonquin , Montagnais and Iroquois and his long reports on their lives, P. de Brébeuf became the first ethnologist of the French colony. Detailed descriptions of language and customs go back to him, including the phrase Howgh , which is still stereotypical for Indians today . His Christmas carol Jesous Ahatonhia (Jesus, he is born) is written in the Huronian language and is still sung today; it is considered the first Canadian Christmas carol ever.

The name of the Indian game lacrosse is said to go back to Jean de Brébeuf, who reminded the bat used of a crook ( French: la crosse ).

canonization

On June 29, 1930 Jean de Brébeuf was with Isaak Jogues and other martyrs of North America by Pope Pius XI. canonized , the memorial P. Brébeufs and his companions is the 19th October . He is the patron saint of Canada.

literature

Norbert M. Borengässer: Brébeuf, Jean de. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 184-189. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
René Latourelle: Brébeuf, Jean de . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Volume 1, 1966.
Elisabeth Zeilinger: A Jesuit on the stake. Research blog of the Austrian National Library , June 27, 2019.

Individual evidence

↑ Near the present-day Canadian town of Midland (Ontario)
↑ Saint John de Brébeuf. CatholicSaints.Info, accessed October 22, 2019.

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Biography (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Brébeuf, Jean de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brébeuf, Johannes de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French Jesuit
DATE OF BIRTH	March 25, 1593
PLACE OF BIRTH	Condé-sur-Vire , Normandy
DATE OF DEATH	March 16, 1649
Place of death	George Bay

[1] Near the present-day Canadian town of Midland (Ontario)

[2] Saint John de Brébeuf. CatholicSaints.Info, accessed October 22, 2019.