Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo
Saint Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo | |
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| Religious, priest, missionary & martyr | |
| Born | 10 March 1598 Zamora, Crown of Castile |
| Died | 15 November 1628 (aged 30) Mission of Todos los Santos de Caaró, Captaincy of Rio Grande do Sul, State of Brazil, Portuguese Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (Society of Jesus & Paraguay) |
| Beatified | January 28, 1934 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | May 16, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 16 November |
Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo (10 March 1598 – 15 November 1628) was a Spanish Jesuit priest who was sent as a missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay. He is honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.