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Jean de Brébeuf

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{{Infobox Saint |name=Saint Jean de Brébeuf |birth_date=(1593-03-25)25 March 1593 |death_date=16 March 1649(1649-03-16) (aged 55)was said to have been massive in body, hugely strong, yet gentle in character. He was known as "The Apostle of the Hurons". The Natives called him "Echon". ["Echon" pronounced like "Ekon" - This name meaning "Healing Tree", as a representation of how much Brebeuf had helped the Hurons and of the medicines he brought them from Europe.)

Brébeuf was canonized in 1930 with seven other missionaries, known as the Canadian Martyrs. He is the patron saint of Canada. His feast day in Canada is celebrated on September 26, while in the United States it is celebrated on October 19. Many Jesuit schools are named after him, such as Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Brébeuf College School and Brebeuf High School.

It is said that the modern name of the Native North American sport of lacrosse was first coined by Brébeuf who thought that the sticks used in the game reminded him of a bishop's crosier (crosse in French, and with the feminine definite article, la crosse).[1]

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