Saint Isaac Jogues
Jogues Saint Isaac (1607–1646), a French Jesuit missionary in America. He was stationed among the Indians south of Lake Huron from 1636 to 1641. In 1642 he was captured, tortured, and mutilated by the Iroquois. The Dutch rescued him and took him to New Amsterdam (New York). While on a mission to the Mohawks, he was tomahawked to death. The Roman Catholic church declared Jogues a saint in 1930. His feast day is October 19.