René Goupil
Saint René Goupil | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 15 May 1608 Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Anjou, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 29 September 1642 (aged 34) Ossernenon, New France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Canada, United States) |
| Beatified | 21 June 1925, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 29 June 1930, Vatican City, by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York, US |
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René Goupil, SJ (15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (French: donné, "given" or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of the eight North American Martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church to receive the crown of martyrdom and the first canonized Catholic martyr in North America.