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Also known as

• Garcia Rodrigues

Memorial

• 11 June (Tavira, Portugal; Knights of Santiago de Castilla)

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Member of the Knights of Santiago de Castilla. During the re-conquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims by Christian forces, in a period of truce between the armies, Garcia was allowed to leave the Portuguese camp to hunt. Near Tavira, Portugal, he and his companions were ambushed and killed by a Muslim force. Making a reprisal attack, the Portuguese army took the city of Tavira. Blessed Garcia and his companions were considered to be martyrs as they died in an action defending the faith.

Died

• 1242 outside Tavira, Faro, Portugal
• relics enshrined under the altar of Saint Barnabas in the Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels (modern Santa Maria do Castelo) in Tavria

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Garcia Roiz“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 June 2016. Web. 21 July 2018. <>