Blessed John Baptist Machado De Tavora
Also known as: João Baptista Machado de Távora
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 22
Died
May 1, 22
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Biography
Blessed John Baptist Machado De Tavora, also known as João Baptista Machado de Távora, was born in 1580 in Terceira, Portuguese Azores. He dedicated his life to serving God as a Jesuit in Coimbra, Portugal and later as a missionary in Japan.