Beautiful classic image of the eight Canadian Martyrs, standing adoring Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
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The Canadian Martyrs, also known as the North American Martyrs, were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. They were ritually tortured and killed on various dates in the mid-17th century in Canada, in what is now southern Ontario, and in upstate New York, during the warfare between the Iroquois and the Huron. They have subsequently been canonized and venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church.
The martyrs are St. René Goupil, St. Isaac Jogues, St. Jean de Lalande, St. Antoine Daniel, St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Noël Chabanel, St. Charles Garnier, and St. Gabriel Lalemant.Wikipedia
Martyred by:Iroquois
Venerated in:Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church
Major shrine:Martyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario, Canada, National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York
Feast: September 26 (in Canada and among Traditional Roman Catholics),