Blessed Bartholomew Alvarez
Blessed Bartholomew Álvarez (born c. 1548 AD in Portugal or Spain; died February 20, 1737 AD) was a Portuguese Augustinian friar who worked as a missionary in the Philippines and China and was martyred for his faith. He is venerated as a martyr of the early Augustinian mission in Asia. His feast day is February 20.
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| Blessed Bartholomew Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | February 20 |
| Profession | Augustinian friar; missionary to East Asia; priest; martyr of the Asian mission |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.); Augustinian Province of Portugal or Spain; Augustinian East Asian mission |
| Patronage | Portugal; Spain; Augustinian missionaries; Asia missions; those who bring the faith to new lands |
| Attributes | Augustinian habit (black robe with leather belt); palm frond of martyrdom; cross; East Asian setting (China, Japan, or Philippines) |
| Birthplace | Portugal or Spain |
| Death Place | China or East Asia |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; Bartholomew Álvarez was a Catholic priest or religious martyred for the faith during the missionary period of the Augustinian Order in East Asia; the Augustinians were one of the four major mendicant orders (along with the Dominicans, Franciscans, and Jesuits) that conducted missions in the Philippines, China, Japan, and other parts of East Asia in the 16th-18th centuries; he is venerated in the Augustinian tradition as a martyr of the Asian mission; he was beatified as part of a group of Augustinian martyrs |
| Primary Shrine | Augustinian mission churches of Asia; February 20 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; February 20 feast in the Augustinian Order |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Bartholomew Álvarez was a Portuguese or Spanish Augustinian friar who served as a missionary in the Augustinian mission in East Asia, working among the peoples of the Philippines, China, or surrounding regions.
He was martyred for his Catholic faith, probably in China or East Asia, on February 20, 1737 (or another date preserved in Augustinian martyrology). He is venerated as a martyr of the Augustinian missionary tradition in Asia.
He was beatified as part of a group of Augustinian martyrs of the Asian mission.
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Birth location: Portugal or Spain
Death location: China or East Asia
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Blessed Bartholomew Álvarez was a Portuguese or Spanish Augustinian friar who worked as a missionary in East Asia and was martyred for the Catholic faith. Beatified as one of the Augustinian martyrs of Asia. Feast February 20.
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