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John de Britto

SJ
Martyr
Born1 March 1647
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (now Portugal)
Died4 February 1693(1693-02-04) (aged 45)
Orur, Kingdom of Ramnad
(now in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified21 August 1853, Rome by Pope Pius IX
Canonized22 June 1947, Rome by Pope Pius XII
Feast4 February
PatronagePortugal,St. John De Britto Church Sakthikulangara, Kerala, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai
Styles of
John de Britto, S.J.
Reference styleThe Reverend Father
Spoken styleFather
Posthumous styleSaint

John de Britto, SJ (also spelled Brito; Portuguese: João de Brito), also known as Arul Anandar, (1 March 1647 – 4 February 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often called "the Portuguese St Francis Xavier" by Indian Catholics .

He is also called the John the Baptist of India.

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