Blessed John Baptist Machado De Tavora

Also known as: João Baptista Machado de Távora

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22 May; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

Born

1580 at Terceira, Portuguese Azores

Died

Beheaded on 22 May 1617 at Nagasaki, Japan

Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Venerated

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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

Feast Days

May 22 September 10

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