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Noël Chabanel (February 2, 1613 – December 8, 1649) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the Canadian Martyrs. Biography. Chabanel entered the Jesuit novitiate at Toulouse at the age of seventeen, and was a professor of rhetoric at several Jesuit colleges.
Noél Chabanel (1613-1649) was a successful professor and humanist in his native France, but he fervently wanted to be a missionary in New France and prayed to be accepted as a martyr.
St. Noel Chabanel, SJ. Born : Feb 2, 1613. Died : Dec 8, 1649. Beatified : Jun 21, 1925. Canonised : Jun 29, 1930. Noel Chabanel was born in Sagues, southern France. He entered the Society of Jesus at Toulouse at the age of seventeen and followed the prescribed course of studies for Jesuits and was ordained in 1640 at the age of twenty-eight.
- Saint Noel Chabanel in Quebec
- Saint Noel Chabanel Among The Huron
- Saint Noel Chabanel’s Death
- St. Noel Chabanel Today
Father Chabanel arrived in New France on August 15, 1643. He received a warm welcome fromthe Jesuits there. Just the previous year, Rene Goupilhad become the first Jesuit martyr after being captured, tortured, and murdered by the Iroquois. Fr. Chabanel spent his first year in Quebec as a chaplain at the Ursuline convent. He also worked with the Fre...
In the summer of 1944, two parties taking supplies to the Huron missions were ambushed by the Iroquois. The governor of New France finally provided an armed escort for Fr. Chabanel, Fr. Brebeuf and another priest to travel. They arrived at Ste. Marie in September and Fr. Chabanel began his studies of the Huron language. Unfortunately, he had great ...
The Iroquois threat to the Huron missions grew worse in 1648. Fr. Anthony Danielbecame the fourth Jesuit martyr when his village, only eleven miles from Ste. Marie, was attacked by Iroquois. Fr. Brebeuf, serving six miles away at St. Ignace II, asked for help. Fr. Chabanel arrived that fall, “considering it a great privilege to be associated with t...
Soon after Noel Chabanel’s death,Father Rageneau began the process for the canonization of Noel and his fellow missionaries who had been slain by the Iroquois. Much of what we know about these missionaries, and their work during this time, comes from Father Rageneau’s writings. In 1652, he began collecting documents for the glorification of his fel...
Oct 24, 2023 · Saint Noel Chabanel is honored on October 19 as one of the eight North American Martyrs who went to Canada in the 1600s to evangelize the Native people. Noel Chabanel was born on February 2, 1613 in Sauges, France, the youngest of four children of a notary.
December 8. Saint Noël Chabanel. Priest, Missionary, Martyr. (1613 – 1649) “I implore you, therefore, O my Savior, to accept me as a perpetual servant of this mission, and grant that I may be worthy of such sublime service.” Saint Noël Chabanel. His Early Life. Noël was born on February 2, 1613, in Saugues, Haute-Loire, France.
Father Noël Chabanel was beatified on June 21, 1925, by Pope Pius XI, and later canonized on June 29, 1930, by the same pope. He remains a revered figure within the Catholic Church and serves as an inspiration for those who face challenges and adversity in their pursuit of faith and serving others.
