Azevedo, Ignatius de, Blessed
Azevedo, Ignatius de, Blessed
(Latin: igneus, fiery)
Martyr , Jesuit missionary, born Oporto, Portugal , 1528; died 1570. With 39 companions he was martyred off Palma, Canary Islands, by Huguenot pirates. The forty martyrs were beatified 11 May 1854. Ignatius is represented standing on a ship’s deck, and holding up an image of the Blessed Virgin. Feast , 15 July .