Saint Jean de Brébeuf

Witness to the Hurons

Join me today to meet a saint who followed his calling fearlessly into danger and horror and death.

Saint Jean de Brébeuf as a martyr. Note the stylized necklace of axe heads. Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans, LA. (Source: Lawrence OP)

Name: Jean de Brébeuf

Life: 1593 - 1649

Feast: March 16

Status: Saint