Comparison Between Chabanel And The Huron Indians

Due to having difficulty in comprehending the language of the natives, Chabanel often found himself scorned by the natives and could not inculcate Christianity on this community. By never becoming comfortable with the living conditions, it was onerous for him to focus on the mission and religiously impact the Huron Indians. A period of spiritual dryness and trial was inflicted upon Chabanel and second thoughts about his position in the mission emerged. However, he did not let these obstacles overcome him. On June 20th, 1647 at St. Marie, he vowed before the Blessed Sacrament that he will devote the rest of his life to work if necessary (“Saint Noel Chabanel”, 1). Chabanel continued to work and interact with the Hurons and eventually helped a stream of Huron refugees who fled from the invading Iroquois. While leading a group of survivors to safety, he was murdered by an apostate Huron on the Feast of Immaculate Conception, December 8th (“Saint Noel Chabanel”, 1).
Noél Chabanel was captivated by the aspiration of becoming a missionary in New France and wanted to dedicated his life to the work of God, he was futile in converting Huron Indians to Christianity due to not gaining a profound understanding of the language and lifestyle and died as an abortive Jesuit compared to the work of his other