Denis of the Nativity Saint

Pierre Berthelot (Honfleur, 12 December 1600 - Sumatra, 27 November 1638) was a French sailor and cartographer in the service of the king of Portugal, and later Discalced Carmelite friar in Goa, taking the name Denis. He was killed in Sumatra while taking part in a diplomatic mission there on behalf of the Portuguese Empire. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900 as Blessed Denis of the Nativity, O.C.D. (also Dionysius).

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Denis of the Nativity
Birth dateDecember 12, 1600
Birth place
Honfleur , Calvados
Date of deathNovember 27, 1638
Place of death
Sumatra
TitleDiscalced Carmelite priest and martyr

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beatified dateJune 10, 1900
venerated in
Discalced Carmelites

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External resources

  1. http://carmelnet.org/galleries/Saints/Saints_2/Denis/denis.htm
  2. http://carmelnigeria.com/node/59
  3. http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-denis-of-the-nativity