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Also known as: Alphonsus
Rodriquez; Alphonso Rodriquez
Jesuit, ordained in 1624. Missionary to Paraguay and Brazil. With Saint
Roch Gonzalez and Saint Juan de Castillo, he co-founded the "reduction" of
the Assumption on the Ijuhi River. In 1628 they established the All Saints
mission in Caaro, Brazil. Killed 15 days into his missionary work. One of
the Jesuit Martyrs of Paraguay, the first martyrs in the Americas to be
beatified.
Born
1598 in Segovia, Spain
Died
hacked to death with a tomahawk on 15 November 1628 at Caaro, Brazil
Beatified
1934
Canonized
1988 by Pope John Paul II
Name Meaning
noble ready; battle ready; ready to do good
Patronage
native traditions
source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta1u.htm
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