Saint Anthony Daniel
Also known as
- Antoine Daniel
- 4 July
- 19 October as one of the Martyrs of North America
Profile
Joined the Jesuits in Rome, Italy on 1 October 1621. Ordained in 1629. Missionary to Canada in 1632, stationed at Cape Breton and Bias-d’or Lakes. Missionary to the Huron at Ihonatiria from July 1634 until his death. Founded the first boy’s college in North America at Quebec in 1635. Murdered just outside the chapel in which he had just celebrated Mass. Martyr.
Born
- shot with arrows on 4 July 1648 by Iroquois at Teanaostae, near Hillsdale, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
- body burned in the chapel in which he had been celebrating Mass
MLA Citation
- “Saint Anthony Daniel“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 September 2018. Web. 19 January 2021. <>