Name _____________________________________ Date _______________ Saint Isaac Jogues Directions: Read the biography and answer the questions. Saint Isaac Jogues was born in Orleans, France in 1607. He went to Jesuit schools in his youth and later entered the seminary to become a Jesuit priest. Jogues studied theology and taught literature in France, but his heart was drawn towards missionary work in the New World. Saint Jean de Brebeuf and other Jesuit missionary fathers returned from New France (modern-day Canada) and told Jogues of the difficulties they experienced in their work with the Native Americans. These stories only increased Saint Isaac Jogues desire to work as a missionary. After his ordination he accepted an assignment working among the Huron and Algonquian people in Quebec. For years he lived with the Huron people, learning their language, eating their food, and converting many of them to Christianity. While traveling with some of the Christian Hurons, Jogues was captured by the enemy Mohawk nation. For the next year, Saint Isaac Jogues was tortured by the Mohawks while remaining committed to converting even his captors to Christianity. He was finally released and returned to France before making his way back to the missions. By this time the Native Americans were suffering from diseases like smallpox and measles, which the Europeans mistakenly brought with them. The Mohawks blamed the religion of the Jesuit priests and murdered them. Saint Isaac Jogues, Saint Jean de Brebeuf, and their companions were canonized and celebrated as the first Christian martyrs in North America. 1. What hardships did Saint Isaac Jogues experience in his missionary work? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 2. Saint Isaac Jogues fearlessly shared our faith. What fear is holding you back? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 3. How can you be a missionary in the world today? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ ©The Religion Teacher .