Saint Joseph Vaz
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Joseph Vaz, CO was an Oratorian priest and missionary in Sri Lanka, originally from Sancoale in Portuguese India.
Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, when the Dutch were imposing Calvinism as the official religion after taking over... Wikipedia
Born: April 21, 1651, Benaulim, India
Died: January 16, 1711 (age 59 years), Kandy, Sri Lanka
Feast: 16 January
Parents: Maria de Miranda and Cristóvão Vaz
Canonized: 14 January 2015, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka by Pope Francis
Patronage: Sri Lanka; Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Venerated in: Catholic Church