Saint Rene Goupil - Catholic Saint

Saint Rene Goupil

Also known as: Renatus Goupil

Saint

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29 September; 19 October as one of the Martyrs of North America

Born

1606 at Anjou, France

Died

Tomahawked in the head following two months of torture in 1642

Canonized

29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI

Beatified

21 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Biography

Saint René Goupil (1608–1642) was a French lay brother and martyr, venerated as the first Christian martyr in North America. Born in France, his deafness initially barred him from

Feast Days

September 29 October 19

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