Saint John de Castilo
- Memorial
- 17 November
- Profile
- Jesuit missionary in Paraguay and Brazil.
Worked with and martyred with
Saint Rocco Gonzalez and
Saint Alphonsus Rodriquez.
One of the Jesuit Martyrs of Paraguay.
- Died
- martyred in 1628 at Caaro, Brazil, just as he finished celebrating Mass
- Beatified
- 1934
- Canonized
- 1988 by Pope John Paul II
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia: Paraguay
John Paul II's Book of Saints, by Matthew Bunson and Margaret Bunson
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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