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John de Brito

Portuguese missionary
John de Britto, SJ, also known as Arul Anandar, 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. Wikipedia
Born: March 1, 1647, Lisbon, Portugal
Died: February 4, 1693 (age 45 years), India
Canonized: 22 June 1947, Rome by Pope Pius XII