Peter Chanel
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM (12 July 1803 – 28 April 1841), was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837. Chanel was clubbed to death in April 1841 at the instigation of a chief upset because his son had converted.
Patron saint of Oceania
In the Martyrology
- April 28 Saint Peter Chanel, Marist priest, martyr on Futuna Island