No likeness on file
Simão Correia
Martyr of Brazil, one of the thirty listed by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
SaintResearchedDate unknown
Born
—
unknown
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
5 March 2000
by John Paul II
Canonised
15 October 2017
by Francis
Who they were
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him as the twelfth of the thirty martyrs of Brazil. The Roman Martyrology names him among the beati of that group commemorated on 3 October. He was beatified on 5 March 2000 by Pope John Paul II and canonised on 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis.
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 the thirty martyrs of Brazil.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 30-martiri-del-brasile
- Roman Martyrology, 3 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 5 March 2000
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - canonisations of 15 October 2017
- Wikidata R543abbb1 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.