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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

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 22September 10
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