ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 18th of January
VINCENT ALVARO, MARTYR
Vincentius Alvarus [Vincent Alvaro], commemorated on January 18, a member of the Jesuit order, was born of respectable parents in the Portuguese city of Ferreira.
HE JOINED THE SOCIETY OF JESUS
At his fervent request was accepted into Society of Jesus at the age of sixteen. Already during his novitiate he longed to get to India, the scene of the persecution of Christians at the time.
In 1599 he finally arrived in Bombay and was a model of piety in the monastery.
THE JOURNEY TO GOA
In 1606 he was to move on to Goa to continue his studies there. The vessel on which he was sailing had already come near Dabul when it was taken by Malabar pirates, who were Mahometans.
MARTYRDOM
While negotiations were taking place with the Portuguese ambassador in the city of Dabul about the ransom of the prisoners, the fierce pirates slaughtered the 27-year-old cleric with infernal ceremonies as a sacrifice to their prophet and threw the decapitated body into the sea. (Tanners.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - 🎨 St Francis Xavier preaching in Goa, Andre Reinoso)
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