Today I visited the Shrine of The Martyrs at Auriesville, New York, USA, just west of Amsterdam. This shrine commemorates not only the life of the latest American saint to be canonized by The Roman Catholic Church, Kateri Tekakwitha, but, also, Saint Isaac Jogues and his companions who were martyred for witnessing for Jesus to the Huron and Iroquois Indians in this region of the world. They were French Jesuits. I don't know if you can read these pictures, but, these monumental, historic events occurred in the mid- 1600's. Saint Kateri's birthplace was in an Indian village which was situated where this shrine is now located. Hopefully, you can click on the pictures and read the signs.
