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Jean Lalande

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jean Lalande (Saint John Lalande) , d. 1646, French Jesuit missionary in Canada and New York, one of the Jesuit Martyrs of North America. He came to the New World in 1644. He accompanied (1646) Father Isaac Jogues on his mission to the Mohawk and was martyred with him. Feast: Sept. 26 or (among the Jesuits) Mar. 16. Author not available, LALANDE, JEAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Antoine Houdon
Antoine Houdon The portrait busts by the French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) are among the greatest of all time...graceful figures are classical with traces of the rococo style. Jean Antoine Houdon was born on March 20, 1741, at Versailles...fellow members included the writer Voltaire, the astronomer ... Read more
Isaac Jogues
...returned to Quebec to make plans for establishing a mission among the Mohawks. On his return, accompanied by Father Jean Lalande, he was met by a hostile band of Mohawks near the present Auriesville, N.Y., where both priests were murdered. Feast... Read more

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