Blessed Ignatio de Azevedo
Blessed Ignatius de Azevedo (born c. 1527 AD in Porto, Portugal; died July 15, 1570 AD in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Canary Islands) was a Portuguese Catholic Jesuit priest who, together with thirty-nine companions, was martyred in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands by Huguenot privateers under Jacques de Sourie. The group is known as the Blessed Ignatius de Azevedo and Companions, or the Forty Martyrs of Brazil. He was beatified by Pope Pius IX on May 11, 1854. His feast day is July 15.
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| Blessed Ignatio de Azevedo | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | July 15 |
| Profession | Portuguese Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr; born Porto Portugal c. 1527; Visitor of Jesuit missions in Brazil; returning to Brazil with 39 companions; martyred by Huguenot privateers in Atlantic Ocean July 15 1570; beatified Pope Pius IX May 11 1854; feast July 15; leader of Forty Martyrs of Brazil |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Society of Jesus (SJ; Jesuits); Portuguese Jesuit missions; Brazil missions; 16th-century Counter-Reformation; Atlantic Ocean martyrdom |
| Patronage | Portugal; Brazil; Porto; Jesuits; missionaries; martyrs at sea; seafarers; victims of anti-Catholic violence; Forty Martyrs of Brazil; Latin America; Atlantic Ocean |
| Attributes | Jesuit cassock; palm of martyrdom; July 15 feast; Atlantic Ocean setting; image of Our Lady of Loreto (clutched at martyrdom); ship (São Tiago); Canary Islands |
| Birthplace | Porto, Portugal |
| Death Place | Atlantic Ocean, near Canary Islands |
| Cause of Death | Martyrdom; killed July 15, 1570, on the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands by Huguenot privateers under Jacques de Sourie; Blessed Ignatius de Azevedo (Portuguese: Beato Inácio de Azevedo) was a Portuguese Catholic Jesuit priest; martyr with 39 companions (Forty Martyrs of Brazil); en route from Portugal to Brazil on the São Tiago when attacked; beatified Pope Pius IX May 11 1854; feast July 15 |
| Primary Shrine | Portugal; Brazil; beatified Pope Pius IX May 11 1854; feast July 15 |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; July 15 feast locally in Portugal and in the Society of Jesus |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Ignatius de Azevedo was born c. 1527 in Porto, Portugal. He entered the Society of Jesus and served as Visitor of the Jesuit missions in Brazil from 1566 to 1568. Recognizing the need for more missionaries, he returned to Europe to recruit, gathering 39 companions — priests, brothers, and novices — for the Brazilian mission.
Departing from Lisbon on the ship São Tiago, the group was attacked near the Canary Islands on July 15, 1570, by Huguenot privateers under Jacques de Sourie. Ignatius de Azevedo was killed first, reportedly holding a copy of the image of Our Lady of Loreto. All 39 companions were killed and their bodies thrown into the sea.
The group is known as the Forty Martyrs of Brazil. He was beatified by Pope Pius IX on May 11, 1854. His feast day is July 15.
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Birth location: Porto, Portugal
Death location: Atlantic Ocean, near Canary Islands
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