Juan de Mayorga
Religious, one of the companions of Ignacio de Azevedo
Who they were
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him as number 24 among Ignacio de Azevedo and his thirty-nine companions.
The Roman Martyrology for 15 July names him among these blessed as one of the religious.
He was beatified on 5 November 1854 by Pope Pius IX.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among Ignacio de Azevedo and his thirty-nine companions, beatified by Pope Pius IX on 5 November 1854.
The cause
Juan de Mayorga has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Juan de Mayorga.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Ignazio-de-Azevedo-e-39-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 5 November 1854
- Roman Martyrology, 15 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9016129 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.