Saint Francisco Mendes Pereira
Profile
Layman in the archdiocese of Natal, Brazil. One of the Martyrs of Brazil murdered by Calvinist fanatics.
- hacked to death on 3 October 1645 in Uruaçu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis
- canonization recognition celebrated at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy presided by Pope Francis
MLA Citation
- “Saint Francisco Mendes Pereira“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 October 2017. Web. 22 February 2019. <>