Inácio de Azevedo
d. 1570
Jesuit · missionary · priest
Jesuit Blessed who called at Funchal in 1570 with thirty-nine companions bound for Brazil and was martyred by Huguenot corsairs off La Palma. Their stay is commemorated by a 1745 memorial stone at Pico do Cardo, Santo António.
1Mentioned in
- Jesuits — Leader of the forty Jesuits who stayed in Funchal in June 1570 before being martyred by Huguenots near the Canaries.
- Santo António (parish) — Jesuit martyr who stayed in the parish.
- Our Lady of the People (chapel) — Blessed Jesuit martyr, subject of articles in the Parochia de Santo António do Funchal cited for further information.
- Inscribed stones — Jesuit martyred at sea with 39 companions, commemorated on a 1745 stone at Pico do Cardo.
- Hostel and Chapel of St Bartholomew — Blessed Jesuit martyr who, according to the Elucidário, visited the Albergaria de São Bartolomeu.
2Chronology
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The fleet carrying Inácio de Azevedo and forty Jesuits anchored at Funchal, stayed there, and left for Brazil on 30 June.
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Huguenot corsairs attacked the fleet off La Palma in the Canaries and killed the forty Jesuits, led by Inácio de Azevedo, who had passed through Madeira.
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A stone commemorates the martyrdom of Inácio de Azevedo and 39 Jesuits off La Palma, which it dates to 15 July 1579 (the martyrdom occurred in 1570).
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A memorial stone to the Jesuit martyrs led by Inácio de Azevedo was erected at Pico do Cardo.
3Places mentioned
Abroad