Inácio de Azevedo

Inácio de Azevedo (1526–1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary. He is one of the Forty Martyrs of Brazil, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1854.


Inácio de Azevedo

Blessed Inácio de Azevedo
Martyr
Born1526 (1526)
Porto, Kingdom of Portugal
DiedJuly 15, 1570(1570-07-15) (aged 43–44)
Atlantic Ocean, near the Canary islands
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified11 May 1854, Rome by Pope Pius IX
Feast17 July
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