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Charles Garnier, SJ (baptised in Paris, May 25, 1606 – martyred December 7, 1649) was a Jesuit missionary working in New France. He was killed by Iroquois in a Petun (Tobacco Nation) village on December 7, 1649.
Charles Garnier (1606-1649), had to be persistent in asking to become a missionary because his father, a wealthy Parisian gentleman, opposed his desires and obstructed his first request.
5 days ago · Martyred on December 7, 1649, Charles Garnier was only 44 years old. Through the Jesuit Relations, a chronicle written by missionaries, we learn of the mission that this Catholic religious order ...
Charles Garnier is known for being a 17th-century Jesuit missionary who worked in Canada. He is most renowned for his dedication to evangelizing the Petun and Huron Native American tribes, in spite of severe hardships and opposition.
CHARLES GARNIER. Jesuit Missionary, born at Paris, 1606, of Jean G. and Anne de Garault; died 7 December, 1649. He studied classics, philosophy, and theology at the Jesuit college of Clermont, joining the order in 1624.
Charles Garnier was the son of the treasurer of Normandy. He was born at Paris, educated at Louis-le-Grand College there, and joined the Jesuits in Paris in 1624. He continued his studies at Clermont, taught at the Jesuit college at Eu for three years, and was ordained in 1635.
Charles Garnier (Saint Charles Garnier) (shärl gärnyā´), 1606–49, French missionary in North America, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1624 and went as a missionary to the Huron of Canada in 1636. He was killed by the Iroquois.
