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 converted.
Peter Chanel
Statue of St Peter Chanel at the Lourdes Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Pierre Chanel (Petelō Saineha), window of the Catholic Church of Lapaha, Tonga
Society of Mary (Marists)
The Society of Mary, better known under the name Marist, is a religious congregation under pontifical right.
Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, founder of the Society of Mary
Saint Peter Chanel, patron saint of Oceania.
Saint Marcellin Champagnat founder of the Marist Brothers.