Blessed Diego Carvalho

Also known as

• James Carvalho

Memorial

• 22 February

Profile

Jesuit priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyred with 60 companions by being exposed to the cold for days.

Born

• c.1578 in Coimbra, Portugal

Died

• martyred by exposure on 22 February 1624 at Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Venerated

• 26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Beatified

• 7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Diego, contact
     Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
     2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
     Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Diego Carvalho”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 February 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-diego-carvalho/>