Feast April 28
Saint Peter Chanel
Martyr, patron of Oceania · Feast April 28
Biography
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM, 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.
Feast day
April 28
Patronage
- Oceania
Birth date
1803-07-12
Death date
1841-04-28
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
12 June 1954
Canonized by
Pope Pius XII
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q380651
Feast day of month
28