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Simão da Costa
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 40 among Ignacio de Azevedo and his thirty-nine companions.
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
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 5 November 1854
- Wikidata Rbd630382 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.