North American Martyrs - Honors

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.
• St. René Goupil, St. Isaac Jogues, and St. Jean de Lalande are considered the first three U.S. saints, as they were martyred in New York state.
• 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 in the General Roman Calendar and in the United States on October 19 under the title of "John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, 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.)
• The torture of the eight North American Martyrs by North American Indians is the subject depicted in the twelve-light World War I memorial window (1933) by Charles William Kelsey at the Loyola College (Montreal) chapel.
• The martyrs are honored by the church and elementary school named for them, North American Martyrs Parish, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania and North American Martyrs Catholic Church, Lincoln NE
• An FSSP parish, North American Martyrs Catholic Church, is located in Seattle, Washington.
• They are also the saints honored at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• They are also honored with a side shine at Madonna Della Strada Chapel on the campus of Loyola University Chicago
• They are the patron saints of American Martyrs Parish in Manhattan Beach, California.