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Saint John de Brito (Portuguese: João de Brito; also spelledBritto) 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.

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beatified by
Pope Pius IX
beatified date
1853-08-21
beatified place
Rome
birth date
1647-03-01
birth place
Lisbon, Portugal
canonized by
Pope Pius XII
canonized date
1947-06-22
canonized place
Rome
death date
1693-02-04, 1693-02-11
death place
India, Tamil Nadu, Oriyur
title
Martyr
venerated in
Catholic Church

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