St.
NoelFeastday:
September 26
Noel was born on February 2 near Mende,
France. He joined the Jesuits in 1630 and in 1643 was sent as a missionary to the Huron Indians in
France. He became assistant to Father
Charles Garnier at the Indian village of Etarita in 1649 and was murdered on December 8 by an apostate Indian while returning from a visit to neighboring Ste.
Marie. He was canonized in 1930 by Pope
Pius XI as one of the martyrs of North
America. His feast day is
September 26th.
From
http://saints.catholic.org/saints/noel.html