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Peter Chanel

Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (died 1841)

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Born
July 12, 1803
Died
April 28, 1841
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1803

About Peter Chanel

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. Chanel's zeal was respected, and his care, particularly of the sick in the parish, won the hearts of the locals. Chanel traveled first to the Canary Islands (8 January 1837), where his friend, Claude Bret, caught a flu-like virus which led to his death at sea (20 March 1837).

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Peter Chanel timeline

  1. Chanel traveled first to the Canary Islands (8 January 1837), where his friend, Claude Bret, caught a flu-like virus which led to his death at sea (20 March 1837).
  2. Chanel was clubbed to death in April 1841 at the instigation of a chief upset because his son had converted.

The world when Peter Chanel was born

Peter Chanel was born in 1803. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLouisiana Purchase doubles size of the US
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical steam locomotive by Trevithick
  • World population~915M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderThomas Jefferson
  • U.S. population5.9M

1803 versus 2026

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Measure18032026
Population5.9M341 million

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