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André de Soveral
Brazilian Roman Catholic saint
SaintFull write-upBrazilSociety of JesusPost-1588
Feast: 3 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1572
Died
1645
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the town of Cunhaú near Natal in Brazil, Blesseds André de Soveral, priest of the Society of Jesus, and Domingos Carvalho, martyrs, who, while Mass was being celebrated, were treacherously shut in the church together with the crowd of the faithful and atrociously killed.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 July as a Jesuit priest killed with the faithful at Cunhaú in Brazil while Mass was being celebrated.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9154163 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — André de Soveral (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.