René Goupil
Deceased Person
1608 – 1642
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Who was René Goupil?
René Goupil, S.J., was a French Jesuit lay missionary, who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of the North American Martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church to receive the crown of martyrdom and the first canonized Catholic martyr in North America.
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- Born
- May 16, 1608
Anjou - Also known as
- Rene Goupil
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Canada
- France
- Died
- Sep 23, 1642
Auriesville
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on July 23, 2013
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