Saint John de Britto | |
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Martyr | |
Born | 1 March 1647 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (now Portugal) |
Died | 4 February 1693 Oriyur, Kingdom of Ramnad (now in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India) | (aged 45)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 21 August 1853, Rome by Pope Pius IX |
Canonized | 22 June 1947, Rome by Pope Pius XII |
Feast | 4 February |
Patronage | Portugal,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. | |
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Reference style | The Reverend Father |
Spoken style | Father |
Posthumous style | Saint |
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.