Blessed Bartholomew Alvarez

Memorial

• 12 January

Profile

Joined the Jesuits at Coimbra, Portugal. Missionary to the kingdom of Tonkin (modern Vietnam). Arrested in March 1736. Tortured and martyred for his work.

Born

• near Braganza, Portugual

Died

• beheaded in 1737 in Tonkin (modern Vietnam)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bartholomew Alvarez“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 January 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>