Blessed Denis of the Nativity
Also known as
- Dionysius of the Nativity
- Pierre Berthelot
Profile
Sailor from age twelve. Pilot-in-chief, cartographer, and cosmographer to the king of Portugal, and to the French court. Still a member of the royal court when he became a Discalced Carmelite in 1635 at Goa, India. With Blessed Redemptorus of the Cross, he travelled as a missionary to the king of Achin. He and his party were ambushed and martyred by Muslims.
Born
- tortured to death on 29 November 1638 on the Malay archipelago
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Denis of the Nativity“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 April 2017. Web. 28 May 2020. <>