Feast Day: October 19th

The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs or the Martyrs of New France, were eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were martyred in the mid-17th century in Canada and upstate New York. The Martyrs are St. Jean de Brébeuf (1649), St. Noël Chabanel (1649), St. Antoine Daniel (1648), St. Charles Garnier (1649), St. René Goupil (1642), St. Isaac Jogues (1646), St. Jean de Lalande (1646), and St. Gabriel Lalemant (1649).

Honors

• The martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930.
• The Martyrs' Shrine church in Midland, Ontario, the site of their missionary work among the Huron, and the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, New York, along the Mohawk River, are dedicated to them.
• They are collectively patron saints of Canada.
• They form part of the dedication of the Canadian national church in Rome. Their feast day is celebrated on September 26 in Canada and among traditional Roman Catholics.
• The feast day is celebrated on October 19 in the United States under the title of "The North American Martyrs."
• The martyrs are the patron saints of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California, where each building on the campus has been named after one of the saints. The largest building — the Jesuit Residence and Main Office — is named Brébeuf Hall.
• The martyrs are honored at a Catholic Summer Camp in Ozark Illinois named Camp Ondessonk. Each unit of cabins is named after the martyrs (Brebeuf, Daniel, etc.)

Refence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Martyrs