Amaro Vaz
Blessed
- Death: 07/15/1570
- Nationality (place of birth): Portugal
Amaro Vaz (ca. 1554-1570) was en route to Brazil as a missionary when he was captured by Calvinist corsairs and martyred, along with 39 other Jesuits led by Father Igácio de Azevedo. Vaz, a novice brother from Portugal, was wounded and thrown alive into the sea.
For more details of the story of this group, see the account listed under the name of Blessed Igácio de Azevedo.
Originally Collected and edited by: Tom Rochford, SJ
