Saint
Andre de Soveral & 29 Martyrs
Born: 1572, Brazil
Died: 16th July 1645, near Natal, Brazil
Feast Day: 16th July & 3rd October
(Martyr’s of Natal)
Beatified:
5th March 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Canonised:
16th October 2017 by Pope Francis
Saint Andre was born in 1572 and became
a Jesuit missionary in 1593. The area of Natal, Brazil had been established
after Portuguese Catholics arrived, however, Dutch Calvinists soon took over
and started persecuting Catholics.
Several priests moved to the area to help sustain people in their faith including
Andre.
On 16th July 1645, 69 people
were at a mass at Our Lady of the Candles in Natal led by Andre. During the mass Dutch soldiers attacked the
chapel and murdered Andre and his companion Domingo Carvalho.
On 3rd October 1645, a second
massacre occurred this time including Fr Ambrosio Francisco Ferro. The thirty Natal martyrs are:
- André de
Soveral (b. 1572) — priest
- Domingos
Carvalho — layman
- Ambrósio
Francisco Ferro — priest
- Antônio
Vilela — married layman
- A
daughter of Vilela — young laywoman
- José do
Porto — layman
- Francisco
de Bastos — layman
- Diogo
Pereira — layman
- João
Lostau Navarro — layman
- Antônio
Vilela Cid — layman
- Estêvão
Machado de Miranda — married layman
- A
daughter of de Miranda — young laywoman
- A
daughter of de Miranda — young laywoman
- Vicente
de Souza Pereira — layman
- Francisco
Mendes Pereira — layman
- João da
Silveira — layman
- Simão
Correia — layman
- Antônio
Baracho — layman
- Mateus
Moreira — layman
- João
Martins — layman
- Seven
companions of Martins — (laypeople)
- Manuel
Rodrigues de Moura — married layman
- The wife
of Moura — married laywoman
- A
daughter of Francisco Dias — laywoman
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