The history of the

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extends back to the arrival of the earliest European explorers. A French priest accompanied the explorer

Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier ( , also , , ; br, Jakez Karter; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French- Breton maritime explorer for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of ...

, performing the first ever recorded Holy Mass on Canadian soil on July 7, 1534, on the shores of the

Gaspé Peninsula The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia (; ), is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick ...

. It was followed by deliberate conversion of the

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

into the fold of Catholicism. Soon after, more and more religious congregations set foot in Canada especially among French-speaking present-day Quebec. In this long history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, a number of deceased persons of the Church have had their life and work declared worthy of achieving one of the four stages of

canonization Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of ...

in the Catholic Church:

Servants of God "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in ...

;

Venerable The Venerable (''venerabilis'' in Latin) is a style, a title, or an epithet which is used in some Western Christian churches, or it is a translation of similar terms for clerics in Eastern Orthodoxy and monastics in Buddhism. Christianity Cat ...

;

Beatification Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to Intercession of saints, intercede on behalf of individual ...

(Blessed); and, for some, full recognition as a

Saint In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Or ...

''Fondateurs''

The list of Canadian Roman Catholic Saints (St.), Blesseds (Bl.) and Venerables (Ven.) includes six individuals called the ''Fondateurs'', or Founders. These people are particularly venerated for establishing the Church in Canada. Generally, these are: St.

Marguerite Bourgeoys Marguerite Bourgeoys (17 April 162012 January 1700), was a French nun and founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of Québec, Canada. Born in Troyes, she became part of a sodality, ministering ...

, St. Marguerite d'Youville, St.

François de Laval Francis-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval, commonly referred to as François de Laval (30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708), was a French prelate of the Catholic Church. Consecrated a bishop in 1658, he led the Apostolic Vicariate of New France from 1658 to ...

, St.

Marie de l'Incarnation Marie of the Incarnation (28 October 1599 – 30 April 1672) was an Ursuline nun of the French order. As part of a group of nuns sent to New France to establish the Ursuline Order, Marie was crucial in the spread of Catholicism in New France. S ...

, Bl. Catherine de Saint-Augustin and Ven. Jeanne Mance. Sometimes, Ven.

Jérôme Le Royer de la Dauversière Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia. Jerome may also refer to: People Given name * Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named * Saint Jerome (disambiguat ...

is also included.

Saints

* Martyrs of North America: **

Jean de Brébeuf Jean de Brébeuf () (25 March 1593 16 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron (Wyandot people) for the rest of his life, except for a few years in Franc ...

(1593–1649), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Manche, France – Ontario, Canada) **

Noël Chabanel 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 ...

(1613–1649), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Haute-Loire, France – Ontario, Canada) **

Antoine Daniel Antoine Daniel (27 May, 1601 – 4 July, 1648) was a French Jesuit missionary in North America, at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs. Life Daniel was born at Dieppe, in Normandy, on 27 May, 1601. After two y ...

(1601–1648), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Seine-Maritime, France – Ontario, Canada) ** Charles Garnier (1605–1649), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Paris, France – Ontario, Canada) **

Isaac Jogues Isaac Jogues, S.J. (10 January 1607 – 18 October 1646) 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, c ...

(1602–1646), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Orléanais, France – New York, United States) **

Gabriel Lallemant Gabriel Lalemant (3 October 1610 – 17 March 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary in New France beginning in 1646. Caught up in warfare between the Huron and nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, he was killed in St. Ignace by Mohawk warriors ...

(1610–1649), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Paris, France – Ontario, Canada) **

René Goupil René Goupil, S.J. (15 May 1608 – 29 September 1642), was a French Jesuit lay missionary (in French "donné", "given" or "one who offers himself") who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of ...

(1607–1642), Professed Religious of the Jesuits (Maine-et-Loire, France – New York, United States) **

Jean de Lalande Jean de Lalande, SJ (died October 19, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs. He was killed at the Mohawk village of Ossernenon after being captured by warriors. Life Jean de ...

(1620–1646), Professed Religious of the Jesuits (Seine-Maritime, France – New York, United States) *** Beatified: June 21, 1925 by

Pope Pius XI Pope Pius XI ( it, Pio XI), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to his death in February 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City f ...

*** Canonized: June 29, 1930 by

(1620–1700), Founder of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame (Aube, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": June 19, 1910 ** Beatified: November 12, 1950 by

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

** Canonized: October 31, 1982 by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

* Marie-Marguerite d'Youville née Dufrost de Lajemmerais (1701–1771), Widow; Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Montréal (Gray Sisters) (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": March 3, 1955 ** Beatified: May 3, 1959 by

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 28 Oc ...

** Canonized: December 9, 1990 by

* Alfred Bessette (André) (1845–1937), Professed Religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": June 12, 1978 ** Beatified: May 23, 1982 by

** Canonized: October 17, 2010 by

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...

Kateri Tekakwitha Kateri Tekakwitha ( in Mohawk), given the name Tekakwitha, baptized as Catherine and informally known as Lily of the Mohawks (1656 – April 17, 1680), is a Catholic saint and virgin who was an Algonquin– Mohawk. Born in the Mohawk village ...

(c. 1656–1680), Young Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montréal (New York, United States – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": January 3, 1943 ** Beatified: June 22, 1980 by

** Canonized: October 21, 2012 by

* Marie Guyart Martin (Marie of the Incarnation) (1599–1672), Widow; Professed Religious of the Ursuline Nuns (Indre-et-Loire, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": July 19, 1911 ** Beatified: June 22, 1980 by

** Canonized (equipollent): April 3, 2014 by

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013 ...

* François de Montmorency-Laval (1623–1708), Bishop of Québec (Eure-et-Loir, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": February 28, 1960 ** Beatified: June 22, 1980 by

** Canonized: April 3, 2014 by

Blesseds

* André Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1758–1792), Priest of the Archdiocese of Sens (Québec, Canada – Paris, France) ** Declared "Venerable": October 1, 1926 ** Beatified: October 17, 1926 by

* Eulalie Durocher (Marie-Rose) (1811–1849), Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary ** Declared "Venerable": July 13, 1979 ** Beatified: May 23, 1982 by

* Marie-Léonie Paradis (Marie-Léonie) (1840–1912), Founder of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": January 31, 1981 ** Beatified: September 11, 1984 by

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1 April 1824 – 24 May 1901) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1875 until his death in 1901. He was also the cofounder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Hya ...

(1824–1901), Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe; Cofounder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": May 10, 1973 ** Beatified: May 10, 1987 by

Frédéric Janssoone Frédéric Janssoone, O.F.M., (also known as the Blessed Frédéric of Ghyvelde or Frédéric of Saint-Yves) (19 November 1838, Ghyvelde, France — 4 August 1916, Montreal, Canada) was a French-born Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who worke ...

(1838–1916), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Nord, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": March 21, 1985 ** Beatified: September 25, 1988 by

* Marie-Catherine Simon de Longpré (Marie-Catherine of Saint Augustine) (1632–1668), Professed Religious of the Augustinian Sisters of Mercy of Jesus (Canadian Federation) (Manche, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": June 9, 1984 ** Beatified: April 23, 1989 by

* Dina Bélanger (Marie of Saint Cecilia of Rome) (1897–1929), Professed Religious of the Religious of Jesus and Mary (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": May 13, 1989 ** Beatified: March 20, 1993 by

* Esther Blondin (Marie–Anne) (1809–1890), Founder of the Sisters of Saint Anne (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": May 14, 1991 ** Beatified: April 29, 2001 by

* Vasyl Velychkovsky (1903–1973), Professed Religious of the Redemptorists; Eparch of the "clandestine" Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church; Martyr (Ivano-Frankvisk, Ukraine – Manitoba, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": April 24, 2001 ** Beatified: June 27, 2001 by

* Mykyta Budka (1877–1949), Auxiliary Eparch of Lviv of the Ukrainians; Martyr (Ternopil, Ukraine – Karaganda, Kazakhstan) ** Declared "Venerable": April 24, 2001 ** Beatified: June 27, 2001 by

* Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin (1800–1851), Founder of the Sisters of Providence of Montréal (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": December 23, 1993 ** Beatified: October 7, 2001 by

* Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon (1840–1881), Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": October 9, 2013 ** Beatified: April 26, 2015 by Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B.

Venerables

Vital-Justin Grandin Vital-Justin Grandin (8 February 1829 – 3 June 1902) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop known as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system, which has been labeled an instrument of cultural genocide. In June 202 ...

(1829–1902), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Bishop of Saint-Albert (Mayenne, France – Alberta, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": December 15, 1966 *

Alfred Pampalon Alfred Pampalon (24 November 1867 – 30 September 1896) was a Canadian Redemptorist priest known for having a deep faith in God and a deep love of Mary. He is the patron for people with addictions. Early life Alfred Pampalon was born 24 No ...

(1867–1896), Professed Priest of the Redemptorists (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": May 14, 1991 * Élisabeth Bergeron (Mère Saint-Joseph) (1851–1936), Cofounder of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": January 12, 1996. * Délia Tétreault (Marie of the Holy Spirit) (1865–1941), Founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": December 18, 1997 *

(1597–1659), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Le Mans; Cofounder of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph (Sarthe – Charente-Maritime, France) ** Declared "Venerable": July 6, 2007 * Adolphe Châtillon (Théophanius-Léo) (1871–1929), Professed Religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": April 2, 2011 * Marie-Josephte Fitzbach (Marie of the Sacred Heart) (1806–1885), Widow; Founder of the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Good Shepherd Sisters (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": June 28, 2012 * Antoni Kowalczyk (1866–1947), Professed Religious of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Krotoszyn, Poland – Alberta, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": March 27, 2013 * Rosalie Cadron-Jetté (Mère of the Nativity) (1794–1864), Founder of the Misericordia Sisters (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": December 9, 2013 *

Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet Marie-Anne-Marcelle Mallet (March 26, 1805 – April 9, 1871) was a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec. Her surname also appears as Maillet or Maillé. Biography Marie was born to Vital Mallet and Marguerite S ...

(1805–1871), Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Québec (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": January 27, 2014 * Joseph Staub (Marie-Clément) (1876–1936), Professed Priest of the Assumptionists; Founder of the Sisters of Saint Joan of Arc (Haut-Rhin, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": April 3, 2014 * Jeanne Mance (prob. 1606–1673) Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montréal (Haute-Marne, France – Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": November 7, 2014 * William Gagnon (1905–1972), Professed Religious of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God ** Declared "Venerable": December 14, 2015 * Aurélie Caouette (Catherine-Aurélie of the Precious Blood) (1833–1905), Founder of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood (Québec, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": December 1, 2016 *

Élisabeth Bruyère Élisabeth Bruyère or Bruguier (March 19, 1818 – April 5, 1876) was the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Bytown and opened the first hospital there and the first bilingual school in Ontario. Biography She was born Élisabeth Bruguier ...

(1818–1876), Founder of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa (Québec – Ontario, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": April 14, 2018 *

Ovide Charlebois Ovide Charlebois (17 February 1862 - 20 November 1933) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Apostolic Vicar of Keewatin from his appointment in 1910 until his death; he was also a professed member of the Marian Oblates. Ch ...

(1862–1933), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Apostolic Vicar of Keewatin; Titular Bishop of Berenice (Québec - Manitoba, Canada) ** Declared "Venerable": November 28, 2019

Servants of God

Jeanne Le Ber Jeanne Le Ber (4 January 1662 – 3 October 1714) was a religious recluse in New France. Family and education Jeanne Le Ber was born in Ville-Marie (Montreal), on January 4, 1662. As a daughter of Jeanne Le Moyne and Jacques Le Ber, Jeann ...

(1662–1714), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Montréal (Québec, Canada) * Martyrs of French Revolution: ** Anne Le Prince veuve le Blanc (1721–1794), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Quimper-Léon (Nova Scotia, Canada – Finistère, France) ** Anastasie le Blanc (1760–1794), Layperson of the Diocese of Quimper-Léon (Nova Scotia, Canada – Finistère, France) * Michael Power (1804–1847), Bishop of Toronto (Nova Scotia – Ontario, Canada) * Stephen Eckert (Stephen of Dublin) (1869–1923), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Capuchins (Ontario, Canada – Wisconsin, United States) * Elzéar DeLamarre (1854–1925), Priest of the Diocese of Chicoutimi; Founder of the Antonian Sisters of Mary (Québec, Canada) * Vénérance Morin-Rouleau (Bernarda) (1832–1929), Founder of the Sisters of Providence of Chile ow part of the Sisters of Providence of Montréal(Québec, Canada – Santiago, Chile) * Léon Pratte (1864–1930), Priest of the Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec, Canada) * Gérard Raymond (1912–1932), Seminarian of the Archdiocese of Québec (Québec, Canada) * Louis Doumain (1920–1944), Priest of the Diocese of Viviers; Martyr (Alberta, Canada – Saalekreis, Germany) * Eugène Prévost (1860–1946), Priest and Founder of the Congregation of the Sacerdotal Fraternity and of the Oblate Sisters of Bethany (Québec – Maine-et-Loire, Canada) * Albert L'Heureux (Alphonse) (1894–1947), Professed Priest of the Trappists; Martyr (Québec, Canada – Hebei, China) * Louis Émond (1876–1949), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Québec (Québec, Canada) * Victor Lelièvre (1876–1956), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Ille-et-Vilaine, France – Québec, Canada) * Pierre Fallaize (1887–1964), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Auxiliary Bishop of MacKenzie (Calvados, France – Northwest Territories, Canada) * Georges-Philias Vanier (1888–1967), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Ottawa; Governor-General of Canada (Québec – Ottawa, Canada) * Gilberte Lapierre (Marie-Claire) (1895–1979), Professed Religious of the Poor Clare Nuns (Québec, Canada) * Dorian LaPlante (Flavian) (1907–1981), Professed Religious of the Congregation of Holy Cross (Québec, Canada – Chittagong, Bangladesh) * Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896–1985), Married Layperson of the Diocese of Pembroke; Founder of the Madonna House Apostolate (Nizhegorodskaya oblast’, Russia – Ontario, Canada) * Pauline Archer–Vanier (1898–1991), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Ottawa (Québec, Canada – Oise, France) * Colette Lamontaigne Samson (1923–1991), Married Layperson of the Archdiocese of Québec (Québec, Canada) * Carmelina Tarantino (Carmelina of the Cross) (1937–1992), Professed Religious of the Passionist Sisters of Saint Paul of the Cross (Naples, Italy – Ontario, Canada) * Julienne Dallaire (Julienne du Rosaire) (1911–1995), Founder of the Dominican Missionary Adorers (Québec, Canada) *

Emiliano Tardif Emiliano Tardif (June 6, 1928 in the City of St-Zacharie, Quebec, Canada – June 8, 1999) was a missionary who is in the process of being beatified. Life Emiliano Tardif was born on June 6, 1928 in Quebec, Canada. He became a member of the Mi ...

�milien(1928–1999), Professed Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart; Founder of the Community of the Servants of the Living Christ (Québec, Canada – Córdoba, Argentina)

Candidates for sainthood

* Nicolas Viel (d. 1625), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Recollects) (Coutances, France – Québec, Canada) * Auhaitsique huntsic(d. 1625), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Québec (Québec, Canada) *

Joseph Chiwatenhwa Joseph Chiwatenhwa (spelled "Chihwatenhaw" in some sources) is among the first believers of the indigenous peoples of Canada who accepted the Christian faith through the missionary and evangelistic work of the French Province of the Society of Jes ...

(1602-1640) and Marie Aonetta (d.1650?), Married Laypersons of the Archdiocese of Québec (Québec, Canada) *

Barthélemy Vimont Barthélemy Vimont (January 1, 1594 – July 13, 1667) was a French Jesuit missionary in New France, North America. Biography Born at Lisieux, he entered the Society of Jesus at Rouen in 1613. After his novitiate, he studied philosophy at th ...

(1594-1667), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Lisieux, France - Québec, Canada) * Marie-Madeleine de Chauvigny de la Peltrie (1603-1671), Professed Religious of the Ursulines of Québec (Alençon, France – Québec, Canada) * Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot (1611-1693), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Châtillon-sur-Seine, France – Québec, Canada) * Claude Pelletier (Didace) (1657-1699), Professed Religious of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Recollects) (Québec, Canada) *

Esther Wheelwright Esther Wheelwright (31 March 1696 – 28 November 1780), also known as Mère Marie-Joseph de l'Enfant-Jésus, was born in Wells, Massachusetts (present day Maine). Wheelwright was captured during an attack of her village during Queen Anne's War i ...

(Maria Joseph of the Infant Jesus) (1696–1780), Professed Religious of the Ursulines of Québec (Maine, USA – Québec, Canada) * Frances Margaret Allen (1784–1819), Professed Religious of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph (Vermont, USA – Québec, Canada) * Esther Pariseau (Marie-Joseph of the Sacred Heart) (1823–1902), Professed Religious of the Sisters of Providence of Montréal (Québec, Canada – Washington, USA) * Éléonore Potvin (Marie-Zita of Jesus) (1865-1903), Founder of the Servants of Jesus-Marie (Canada) * Jean-Baptiste Rouvière (1881–1913), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Martyr (Lozères, France – Northwest Territories, Canada) * Guillaume Le Roux (1885–1913), Professed Priests of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Martyr (Finistère, France – Northwest Territories, Canada) * Alexis-Louis Mangin (1856-1920), Priest of the Archdiocese of Ottawa; Founder of the Servants of Jesus-Marie (Canada) * Marie Bibeau (Marie-Anne de Jésus) (1865–1924), Founder of the Little Franciscans of Mary (Lower Canada, Canada – Massachusetts, USA) *

Marie Rose Ferron Marie Rose Ferron (24 May 1902 – 11 May 1936), often called the Little Rose, was a Canadian-American Roman Catholic mystic and stigmatist. Ferron was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2017. Life Ferron was born in ...

(1902-1936), Layperson of the Diocese of Providence (Canada-USA) * Emma Tétu (Marie-Domitille) (1887–1942), Professed Religious of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (Québec, Canada) * Martyrs of Fengxian (Jiangsu, China): ** Alphonse Dubé (1890–1943), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Québec, Canada) ** Prosper Bernard (1902–1943), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Québec, Canada) ** Armand Lalonde (1904–1943), Professed Priest of the Jesuits (Québec, Canada) *

Rose Prince Rose Prince (or Rose of the Carrier) was a Dakelh woman who has become the subject of a Catholic pilgrimage. Biography Rose Prince was born in Fort St. James, British Columbia, in 1915, the third of the nine children of Jean-Marie and Agathe Pr ...

(1915-1949), Layperson of the Diocese of Prince George (Canada) * Léon Arcand (Didace) (1886–1952), Professed Priest of the Franciscan Friars Minor (Québec, Canada – Shandong, China) * Henri Roy (1898-1965), Professes Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Founder of the Secular Institute "Pius X" (Maine, USA - Quebec, Canada) * James Arthur Mackinnon (1932–1965), Priest of the Scarboro Foreign Mission Society; Martyr (Nova Scotia, Canada – Monte Plata, Dominican Republic)People remember Cape Breton priest killed in Dominican Republic ''Cape Breton Post'', 2 October 2017
/ref> * Martyrs of Maseru, Lesotho: ** Almanzar Joseph Ménard (1906–1966), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Québec, Canada) ** Raynald Beauregard (1931–1976), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Québec, Canada) * Maurice Lefebvre Beaudry (1922–1971), Professed Priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate; Martyr (Québec, Canada – La Paz, Bolivia) * Martyrs of Uganda: ** Jean-Paul Demers (1910–1971), Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (Québec, Canada) ** Gérard Perrault (1915–1971), Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (Québec, Canada) ** Wilfred Lépine (1923–1980), Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) (Québec, Canada) * Raoul Joseph Léger (1951–1981), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Moncton; Lay Missionary of the Québec Foreign Missionary Society; Martyr (New Brunswick, Canada – Guatemala City, Guatemala) * Douglas William Main (John) (1926–1982), Professed Priest of the Benedictines (Olivetan Congregation) (London, United Kingdom – Québec, Canada) * Claudia Murphy (Sybil) (1930-1996), Professed Religious of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (Nova Scotia, Canada – Cape Coast, Ghana) * Mary Josephine Mulligan (1920–1996), Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate (Québec, Canada) * Jean-Luc Hudon (Bernardin-Jean) (1936-1998), Professed Religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers); Martyr (Québec, Canada – Sud-Est, Haiti) * Martin John Royackers (1959-2001), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Martyr (Ontario, Canada – Saint Mary, Jamaica) * William Lloyd Ryan (1917–2003), Priest of the Diocese of Hamilton; Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate (Ontario – Québec, Canada) * Richard Émile Joyal (1951-2013), Professed Priest of the Society of Mary (Marianists); Martyr (Manitoba, Canada – Port-au-Prince, Haiti)

External links

* http://www.gcatholic.org/saints/canada-saints.htm * http://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/canada.htm

References

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"Hagiography Circle"
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