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Ambrosio Francisco Ferro
Brazilian Roman Catholic saint
SaintFull write-upPost-1588
Feast: 3 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1645
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
On the bank of the river Uruaçu near Natal in Brazil, Blesseds Ambrosio Francisco Ferro, priest, and companions, martyrs, victims of the repression carried out against the Catholic faith.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 3 October as a priest martyred with companions by the river Uruaçu near Natal.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9149855 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ambrósio Francisco Ferro (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.