André de Soveral
André de Soveral SJ (c. 1572 – 16 July 1645) was a Portuguese Catholic priest from Colonial Brazil. He was killed during the Restoration War at the Martyrdom of Cunhau, a massacre promoted by Dutch troops and their Calvinist ministers, who fought against the Portuguese Empire in Brazil. Soveral was a member of the Jesuits.
Soveral was canonized in 2017 by Pope Francis along with 29 fellow martyrs.
Patron saint of Rio Grande do Norte
In the Martyrology
- July 16 Blesseds André de Soveral, Jesuit priest, and Domingos Carvalho, martyrs of Brazil