John de Brito Saint

Saint John de Brito (Portuguese: João de Brito; also spelled Britto), also known as Arulanandar, (born in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 1, 1647 – died at Oriyur, Tamil Nadu, India, on February 11, 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often called "the Portuguese St. Francis Xavier" by Indian Catholics.

Personal facts

John de Brito
Birth dateMarch 01, 1647
Birth place
Lisbon , Portugal
Date of deathFebruary 04, 1693
Place of death
India , Tamil Nadu , Oriyur
TitleMartyr

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beatified by
Pope Pius IX
beatified dateAugust 21, 1853
beatified place
Rome
canonized by
Pope Pius XII
canonized dateJune 22, 1947
canonized place
Rome
venerated in
Catholic Church

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External resources

  1. http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/devasahayam.html#brito
  2. http://debritto.sch.id
  3. http://debritto.sch.id#SMA
  4. http://ijhss.org/)
  5. http://www.goajesuits.in/stbritto
  6. http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0204.shtml