Isaac Jogues was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement.
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Mosaic of Jogues in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Sculpture of Jogues on a door to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City
Jogues, along with the other seven Canadian Martyrs, on a stained-glass window in St. John's Church in Omaha, Nebraska
Interior of the Shrine of the North American MartyrsAbout this person
Isaac Jogues was a French missionary and martyr who traveled and worked among the Iroquois, Huron, and other Native populations in North America. He was the first European to name Lake George, calling it Lac du Saint Sacrement. In 1646, Jogues was martyred by the Mohawk at their village of Ossernenon, near the Mohawk River.
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FranceStatus
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Lived 1607 to 1646 · aged 39
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