Saint André De Soveral
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 16
Died
July 1, 16
Canonized
15 October 2017 by Pope Francis
Beatified
5 March 2000 at Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint André de Soveral, also known as Saint Andrew de Soveral, was born in 1572 in São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil. He dedicated his life to the service of God and eventually became one of the Martyrs of Brazil. At the age of twenty-one, André joined the Jesuits in 1593 and undertook his novitiate in Bahia, Brazil. After completing his training, he began his missionary work in the Rio Grande do Norte area in 1606....
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