Basílio do Nascimento Martins (14 June 1950 – 30 October 2021) was the East Timorese Roman Catholic Bishop of Baucau.
In October 1999, the President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance Xanana Gusmão thanked Bishop Nascimento for the support of the Church in the struggle for independence.
[5][6] On 31 March 2018, Nascimento collapsed during Mass at St. Anthony's Cathedral in Baucau and was rushed to Dili National Hospital.
[7] Bishop do Nascimento died from a heart attack on 30 October 2021, in the Guido Valadares National Hospital in Dili.
[8] The President of East Timor Francisco Guterres awarded Nascimento with the country's highest honour, the Order of Timor-Leste.