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|SaintName=Saint Jean de Brébeuf
|SaintName=Saint Jean de Brébeuf
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=03-25-1593
|FeastDay=October 19
|SaintBirthPlace=Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France
|SaintBirthPlace=Condé-sur-Vire, Normandy, France
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.9167, -1.1333
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.9167, -1.1333
|SaintDeathDate=03-16-1649
|DeathPlace=Saint-Ignace, Huronia, New France (now near Midland, Ontario, Canada)
|DeathPlace=Saint-Ignace, Huronia, New France (now near Midland, Ontario, Canada)
|SaintDeathCoordinates=44.47, -79.53
|SaintDeathCoordinates=44.47, -79.53
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|NotableLabel3=Major Huron mission base
|NotableLabel3=Major Huron mission base
|NotableCoordinates3=44.47, -79.53
|NotableCoordinates3=44.47, -79.53
|BeatificationDate=06-21-1925
|AssociatedCountries=France; Canada
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux]]; [[Archdiocese of Quebec]]; [[Diocese of London, Ontario]]
|Beatifier=Pope Pius XI
|Beatifier=Pope Pius XI
|BeatificationLocation=Quebec City, Canada
|BeatificationLocation=Quebec City, Canada
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=06-29-1930
|Canonizer=Pope Pius XI
|Canonizer=Pope Pius XI
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Sister Marie-Marguerite Lapointe from fibrocaseous pulmonary tuberculosis
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Sister Marie-Marguerite Lapointe from fibrocaseous pulmonary tuberculosis
|SaintMiracle2=Multiple post-martyrdom healings attributed to intercession, including cures of body and mind
|SaintMiracle2=Multiple post-martyrdom healings attributed to intercession, including cures of body and mind
|FeastDay=October 19
|Profession=
|ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus
|ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus
|Patronage=Canada; missionaries to Native Americans
|Patronage=Canada; missionaries to Native Americans
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|PrimaryShrine=Martyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario, Canada
|PrimaryShrine=Martyrs' Shrine, Midland, Ontario, Canada
|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion
|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion
|AssociatedCountries=France; Canada
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Bayeux-Lisieux]]; [[Archdiocese of Quebec]]; [[Diocese of London, Ontario]]
|ReviewLevel=0
|ReviewLevel=0
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'''Saint Jean de Brébeuf''', SJ (1593–1649), was a French [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] missionary who worked among the [[Huron]] people in [[New France]] (modern-day Canada). According to historical records, he arrived in Quebec in 1625 and dedicated his life to evangelizing Indigenous peoples, mastering the Huron language and compiling the first dictionary and catechism in it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Br%C3%A9beuf|title=Jean de Br%C3%A9beuf|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Brébeuf's efforts, documented in the ''Jesuit Relations'', included establishing missions such as Ihonatiria and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, despite facing epidemics, wars, and cultural barriers. Evidence suggests he converted thousands, though exact numbers vary in sources; by 1636, at least 86 baptisms are recorded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02751b.htm|title=Jean de Brebeuf|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
'''Saint Jean de Brébeuf''', SJ (1593–1649), was a French [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] missionary who worked among the [[Huron]] people in [[New France]] (modern-day Canada). According to historical records, he arrived in Quebec in 1625 and dedicated his life to evangelizing Indigenous peoples, mastering the Huron language and compiling the first dictionary and catechism in it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Br%C3%A9beuf|title=Jean de Br%C3%A9beuf|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Brébeuf's efforts, documented in the ''Jesuit Relations'', included establishing missions such as Ihonatiria and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, despite facing epidemics, wars, and cultural barriers. Evidence suggests he converted thousands, though exact numbers vary in sources; by 1636, at least 86 baptisms are recorded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02751b.htm|title=Jean de Brebeuf|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>


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