Bl. Álvaro Borralho Mendes Biography
Blessed Álvaro Borralho Mendes Profile. Born: 16th century in Portugal, Europe. Worked in Portugal. Died: July 15 1570 in thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands. Feast Day is celebrated on July 15.
Bl. Álvaro Borralho Mendes Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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| Date of Birth | 16th century |
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| Country of Birth | Portugal of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Not Married |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | Portugal |
| Date of Death | July 15 1570 |
| Place of Death | thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands |
| Feast Day | July 15 |
| Beatification | Pope Pius IX |
| Canonization | N/A |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Álvaro Borralho Mendes, Jesuit friar. A missionary. Martyred by the Huguenot Jacques Sourie while in transit to Brazil. Among a band of forty Spanish, Portugese and French Jesuit evangelists martyred by the Huguenot privateer Jacques Sourie while on the way to Brazil. Drowned on July 15, 1570 by being tossed off the ship Santiago close Palma, Canary Islands.
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