Emmanuel d'Abreu was a Roman Catholic priest who joined the Jesuit order in 1724. He was deputed to Goa in 1733 and then in Macau in 1734.[1] In March 1736, he was arrested in the kingdom of Tonkin (today's Vietnam). He was tortured and martyred by beheading for his work in the following year with three of his companions, John Gaspard Cratz, Bartholomew Alvarez and Vincent da Cunha.[2][3] Their memorial is on 12 January, the date of their execution.[4]

Blessed
Emmanuel d'Abreu
Personal
Born1708
Died12 January 1737
ReligionCatholic
NationalityPortuguese Empire
Organization
InstituteSociety of Jesus

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  1. ^ "Blessed Emmanuel d'Abreu". 11 January 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ Online, Catholic. "Bl. Emmanuel d'Abreu - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "saintpatrickdc.org". www.saintpatrickdc.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "De salige Johannes Kasper Kratz, Emmanuel d'Abreu, Bartolomeus Álvarez og Vincent da Cunha (d. 1737)". Den katolske kirke. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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