Marie-Aurore-Lucienne Gagnon, simply known as Aurore Gagnon (31 May 1909 –12 February 1920), was a Canadian girl who was a victim of child abuse. She died of exhaustion and blood poisoning (sepsis), She had about 52 wounds inflicted by her stepmother, Marie-Anne Houde, and her father, Télesphore Gagnon. The story of "l'enfant martyre" (English translation: "The Child Martyr") received great attention in the media. Aurore became an icon of Quebec society and popular culture.