Domingos Jorge
Who they were
Domingos Jorge was beatified on 7 July 1867 by Pope Pius IX for his courageous martyrdom in the 17th century during the Japanese persecution of Christians.
Summary translated from the Portuguese Wikipedia article Domingos Jorge (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Ignacy Jorge-Fernandes Blessed“Ignatius, born in 1618, was the little son of Blessed Domingos Jorge and Blessed Isabel Fernandes.” — this site's research
- Agencia ECCLESIA (Portuguese Bishops' Conference) - Igreja evoca o martir leigo Domingos Jorge — Portuguese layman of Vermoim burned alive at Nagasaki on 18 November 1619 for sheltering missionaries; beatified by Pius IX on 7 July 1867.
- Wikidata Q10268063 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.