Blessed João Fernandes
Profile
Jesuit temporal-coadjutor missionary. Martyred by the Huguenot Jacques Sourie while en route to Brazil.
Born
- drowned 15 July 1570 by being thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Hagiography Circle
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Blessed João Fernandes“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 July 2013. Web. 23 April 2018. <>