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Juan de Zafra
Religious, one of the companions of Ignacio de Azevedo
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
5 November 1854
by Pius IX
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him as number 37 among Ignacio de Azevedo and his thirty-nine companions.
The Roman Martyrology for 15 July names him among these blessed as one of the religious.
He was beatified on 5 November 1854 by Pope Pius IX.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among Ignacio de Azevedo and his thirty-nine companions, beatified by Pope Pius IX on 5 November 1854.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - Ignazio-de-Azevedo-e-39-compagni
- Roman Martyrology, 15 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 5 November 1854
- Wikidata Rd0a54abe — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.