José de Anchieta
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José de Achieta (19 Mairch 1534, Tenerife – 9 Juin 1597, Brazil), wis a Spaingie jesuit meesionar in Brazil. Anchieta wis yin o the foonders o São Paulo in 1554, an o Rio de Janeiro in 1565.[1] He is the foremaist play writer, the foremaist grammarian, an the foremaist baird born in the Canary Islands, an the faither o Brazilian leeteratur. He wis the seicont native saunt o the Canary Islands efter Pedro de Betancur, an conseedert the third saunt o Brazil.
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Born | 19 Mairch 1534(1534-03-19) San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife |
Dee'd | (1597-06-09)9 Juin 1597 Reritiba, Brazil |
Veneratit in | Roman Catholic Kirk |
Beatified | Juin 22, 1980, Vatican Ceety by Pape John Paul II |
Canonised | April 3, 2014, Vatican Ceety by Pape Francis |
Feast | Juin 9 |
Attributes | Gospel beuk, crucifix an cane. |
Patronage | Catechists, o thae thit thole fae scoliosis, against animal attacks an Brazil |
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