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About St. John de Britto
1 March 1647 – 4 February 1693 · Feast February 4 · Priest / Jesuit / Martyr
Portuguese Jesuit missionary in India (1647-1693), born of the court of Lisbon; assumed the dress and manner of an Indian sannyasi to evangelize Madurai. Beheaded at Oriyur in Tamil Nadu under the Maravar raja for converting a polygamous prince. Canonized 1947 by Pius XII.
St. John de Britto is the patron saint of India, Missionaries and Jesuit Martyrs.
