#KnowYourSaints: St.Isaac Jogues and his companions were the first martyrs of the North American continent officially recognized by the Church. As a young Jesuit, Isaac Jogues, a man of learning and culture, taught literature in France. He gave up that career to work among the Huron Indians in the New World, and in 1636, he and his companions, under the leadership of Jean de Brébeuf, arrived in Quebec.
They preached among the Huron Indians in Canada. They created the first dictionary of the Huron Language and also translated the Catechism. Despite converting some 7,000 souls, a devastating smallpox epidemic as well as tensions with the Iroquois Indians placed the Jesuits in danger. They were captured during the warfare between the Huron and Iroquois tribes and executed for their faith.
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