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7) ANDRÉ DE SOVERAL, AMBRÓSIO FRANCISCO FERRO,
MATEUS
MOREIRA, AND 27 COMPANION MARTYRS OF NATAL
 1. ANDRÉ DE SOVERAL
priest of the archdiocese of Natal
born: 1572 in São Vicente, Baixada Santista, São Paulo (Brazil)
2.
DOMINGOS CARVALHO
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
died: 16 July 1645 in Cunhaú,
Canguaretama, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)
 3.
AMBRÓSIO FRANCISCO FERRO
priest of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in Azores (Portugal)
4.
MATEUS MOREIRA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
5.
JOÃO LOSTAU NAVARRO
[JEAN LOSTAU]
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal

born: ca. 1575 in (France)
6.
ANTÔNIO VILELA CID
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Spain)
7.
ANTÔNIO VILELA [MOÇO]
layperson of the archdiocese of
Natal; married
born: ? in (Brazil)
8.
infant daughter of ANTÔNIO VILELA [MOÇO]

child of the archdiocese of
Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
9.
ESTÊVÃO MACHADO DE MIRANDA
layperson of the archdiocese of
Natal; married
born: ? in (Brazil)
10. daughter of ESTÊVÃO MACHADO DE MIRANDA (1)
young layperson of the archdiocese of
Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
 11. infant daughter of ESTÊVÃO MACHADO DE MIRANDA (2)
child of the archdiocese of
Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
12. JOSÉ DO PORTO
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
13. FRANCISCO DE BASTOS
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
14. DIOGO PEREIRA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
15. VICENTE DE SOUZA PEREIRA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
16. FRANCISCO MENDES PEREIRA
 layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
17. JOÃO
DA SILVEIRA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
18. SIMÃO CORREIA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
 19. ANTÔNIO BARACHO
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
20. a daughter of FRANCISCO DIAS
child of the archdiocese of
Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
21. MANUEL RODRIGUES DE MOURA
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal; married

born: ? in (Brazil)
22. the wife of
MANUEL RODRIGUES DE MOURA
(*)
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal;
married
born: ? in (Brazil)
23. JOÃO
MARTINS
layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
24. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (1)
 young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
25. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (2)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
26. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (3)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
 27. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (4)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
28. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (5)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
29. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (6)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal

born: ? in (Brazil)
30. a young
male companion of
JOÃO
MARTINS (7)
young layperson of the archdiocese of Natal
born: ? in (Brazil)
died:
03 and 06 (*)
October 1645 in Uruaçu, São Gonçalo do Amarante,
Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil)



competent forum: Natal
CCS protocol number:
1677
type of cause: martyrdom
rescript of “nihil obstat”: 06 June 1989
opening of
diocesan inquiry: 1989
closing of diocesan inquiry: 1994
decree on validity of diocesan inquiry: 25 November 1994
session of historical consultors:
28 October 1997
publication of Positio:
1998
particular congress of theological consultors:
23 June 1998
ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 10
November 1998
promulgation of decree on martyrdom:
21 December 1998
beatification: 05 March 2000
publication of Positio “super canonizatione”:
2016
ordinary session of cardinals and bishops:
14 March 2017
papal confirmation of plenary session sentence:
23 March 2017
canonization: 15 October
2017
postulator during canonization: Fra Giovangiuseppe Califano,
ofm
information: Arquidiocese de Natal, Av. Floriano Peixoto, 674 –
Tirol
59020-500 – Natal – RN, BRAZIL
[see
also
1944: Luiz Gonzaga do Monte]
website:
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