Jean de Lalande
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| Saint Jean de Lalande | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France |
| Died | October 18, 1646, Auriesville, New York, United States |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | June 21, 1925, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 29 June 1930, Rome, Italy by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | National Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, New York, USA (where he was martyred) |
| Feast | 19 October (general calendar), 26 September (Canada) |
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Saint Jean de Lalande (died October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs.
Lalande was a member of a party led by Jesuit Isaac Jogues as an envoy to the Mohawk lands to protect the precarious peace of the time. However, Mohawk attitudes towards this peace had soured during the men's journey and they were attacked by a Mohawk party en route. They were taken to the village of Ossernenon (Auriesville, N.Y.), where they were decreed to be set free by the moderate Turtle and Wolf clans. Angered by this, the more hawkish Bear clan killed Lalande and Jogues on October 18, 1646.
Fordham University Rose Hill Campus in Bronx, New York has a student dormitory named after Jean de Lalande.
