Manuel Alvares
Religious, one of the companions of Ignacio de Azevedo
Who they were
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him as number 5 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
Manuel Alvares has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: Blessed Manuel Alvares.
- 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)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.