Jean de Brebeuf and his Death Wish (aka Martyrdom)

The Jesuit priest Father Jean de Brebeuf spend over 20 years in Wendake and New France with a deep desire to suffer for the glory of God. Saving souls and martyrdom were never far from his mind. When the Haudenosaunee made there large scale attack in 1649 martyrdom also came knocking for Jean de Brebeuf. Or was it martyrdom at all?

****Very graphic descriptions of torture in this one - I didn't leave anything out

Sources:

Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie

The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger

The Jesuit Relations: A Biography by Micah True

Carson, James Taylor. “Brébeuf Was Never Martyred: Reimagining the Life and Death of Canada's First Saint.” Canadian Historical Review 97, no. 2 (June 2016): 222-243. utppublishing.com 

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