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An image of Fr. Noel Chabanel, Jesuit missionary and Catholic saint, on whose life Brian Moore claims to have based his character Fr. Paul Laforgue. He shares a feast day (October 19th) with other Jesuit martyrs in North America, including, among others, Isaac Jogues and John de Brebeuf. The image appears through the courtesy of The Catholic Tradition: http://www.catholictradition.org/