16 March 1649 A.D. Jesuits Tortured by Reprobate Huron Indians (Near Georgian Bay, Canada)
16 March 1649 A.D. Jesuits Tortured by Reprobate Huron Indians (Near Georgian Bay, Canada) Graves, Dan. “The Iroquois Found John Brebeuf Brave.” Christianity.com. May 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/the-iroquois-found-john-brebeuf-brave-11630120.html . Accessed 12 Mar 2015. While still a Jesuit novice, John of Brebeuf prayed fervently that God send him on a dangerous mission. As it turned out, his prayers were answered. In fact, after years of often fruitless struggle among the Indians of North America, he died at their hands. John was a French Norman with the courage of his forefathers. Selected to work in New France, he rejoiced. He arrived in Quebec in 1625 and "went native," living in a wigwam. Beginning in 1626, he and another missionary worked for two years with the Huron near Georgian Bay, but had little success in converting the Indians. Brebeuf was recalled to France in 1629 when Britain got control of the Fre...