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Samuel Fritz

Czech missionary
Samuel Fritz SJ was a Czech Jesuit missionary, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. He spent most of his life preaching to Indigenous communities in the western Amazon region, including the Omaguas, the Yurimaguas, the... Wikipedia
Born: April 9, 1654, Trutnov, Czechia
Died: March 20, 1723 (age 68 years), Jeberos, Peru