Blessed Diego Carvalho

Also known as: Didacus; James

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22-Feb

Born

C.1578 in Coimbra, Portugal

Died

Martyred by exposure on 22 February 1624 at Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Biography

Blessed Diego Carvalho, also known as Didacus or James, was born around 1578 in Coimbra, Portugal. He led a life devoted to serving God and the Catholic Church as a Jesuit priest.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1867-05-07 by 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

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