Noël Chabanel
French missionary and martyr in Canada
Born
February 2nd, 1613
412 years ago
Died
December 8th, 1649
375 years ago — 36 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
France
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Missionary work among Indigenous peoples
Canonized as a saint in the Catholic Church
Part of the North American Martyrs
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