Blessed Alphonsus Pacheco
- Alfonso Pacheco
Profile
Born to the New Castilian nobility. Joined the Jesuits on 8 September 1567. In September 1574, he arrived in Goa, India as a missionary. Priest. Rector of Rachol in 1581. Accompanied two punitive Portuguese expeditions against the pagans in the village of Cuncolim. One of the Martyrs of Cuncolim.
Born
- hacked to death by scimitars and spears on 25 July 1583 on Salsette near Goa, Italy
- body thrown into a well
- water from the well was reputed to have healing properties
- the body was fished out after two and a half days, showed no decomposition, and was buried at the church of Our Lady of the Snows at Rachol
- relocated to the college of Saint Paul at Goa in 1597
- an arm and a leg were returned to his family in Europe in 1609
- relics relocated to the cathedral of Old Goa in 1862
- 1741 by Pope Benedict XIV (decree of martyrdom)
Additional Information
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Martyrs of Cuncolim
- New Catholic Dictionary
- books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
- fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- nettsteder i norsk
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Alphonsus Pacheco“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 July 2018. Web. 28 January 2021. <>