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Emanuel de Azevedo | |
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 Coat of arms of the Azevedo family, Lords of Paredes da Beira in Portugal | |
| Born | Manuel de Azevedo December 25, 1713 Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 2 April 1796 (aged 82) Piacenza, Italy |
| Occupation | Jesuit, writer, Fidalgo |
| Language | Portuguese, Latin, Italian |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Notable works | Vita del Taumaturgo Portoghese Sant’Antonio di Padova |
Emanuel de Azevedo (Coimbra, December 25, 1713 – Piacenza, April 2, 1796), born Manuel de Azevedo, was a Portuguese fidalgo, Jesuit, writer and secretary of Pope Benedict XIV, whose works he edited. He was the author of various texts in Latin and Italian, including a biography of Saint Anthony of Padua that was widely disseminated in Italy at the end of the 18th century.