Pedro Nunes
Religious, one of the companions of Ignacio de Azevedo
Who they were
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him as number 26 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
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.
- 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.