Background
Goupil was born on May 15, 1608, in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Kingdom of France, the son of Hipolite and Luce Provost Goupil.
( About the Book The Catholic Church (or Roman Catholic C...)
About the Book The Catholic Church (or Roman Catholic Church) is the largest Christian church, having 1.3 billion baptised Catholics, and played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. The Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope, is the head of the Church, and its central administration, the Holy See, is located in the Vatican City, which is a sovereign enclave within the city of Rome, in Italy. Catholic theology is based on the Nicene Creed, teaching that it is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles, and that the Pope is the successor to Saint Peter, whose position of primacy was conferred by Jesus Christ. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: • republish only hand checked books; • that are high quality; • enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that • are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!
https://www.amazon.com/Jesuit-Relations-Allied-Documents-Explorations/dp/B01E01NSWQ?SubscriptionId=AKIAJRRWTH346WSPOAFQ&tag=prabook-20&linkCode=sp1&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01E01NSWQ
Goupil was born on May 15, 1608, in Saint-Martin-du-Bois, Kingdom of France, the son of Hipolite and Luce Provost Goupil.
In his youth Goupil entered the Jesuit novitiate at Paris with a view to studying for the priesthood, but, after a few months, ill health obliged him to leave the novitiate. He seems to have studied medicine then.
When his health was restored, Goupil left France for Canada, where he arrived in 1640. For two years he gave his services to the Fathers as a donné and, at the request of Father Isaac Jogues, who had come from the Huron missions to get supplies, Goupil was assigned to accompany him on the return journey. The party of about forty, four Frenchmen and the rest Hurons, left Three Rivers on August 1, 1642. The next day they were ambushed and captured by the Iroquois. Most of the Hurons were killed. Jogues, Goupil, and William Couture, another donné, were condemned to slavery and for some time were in constant danger of death. The hands of the prisoners had been so badly mutilated that they had to be fed by others. Even the Indians were moved to pity. On September 29, the Feast of St. Michael, Goupil was killed, in the village of Ossernenon, near what is now Auriesville, New York. The immediate cause of his death was the exasperation of an old man who saw the captive making the sign of the cross over his grandchild. Two Indians followed Jogues and Goupil as they went to pray in the near-by woods and ordered them back to the village. Near the gate one of them split Goupil's skull with a tomahawk. He fell with the name of Jesus on his lips. On the journey to Ossernenon Goupil had pronounced the vows of the Society of Jesus. Jogues found his body in the torrent and covered it with stones, hoping later to bury it. When he sought it, it had disappeared. Only the next spring did he find the head and some gnawed bones. These he secreted, but was unable to take them with him when he escaped in 1643. Goupil is honored by the Catholic Church as a martyr for the Christian Faith with the title of "Saint. " He was canonized by Pope Pius XI on June 29, 1930.
( About the Book The Catholic Church (or Roman Catholic C...)
Member of the Society of Jesus
