John de Britto, SJ (also spelled Brito; Portuguese: João de Brito), also known as Arul Anandar, (born in Lisbon, Portugal on 1 March 1647 – died at Orur, Tamil Nadu, India on 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.
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1 March 1647 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves (now Portugal)
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4 February 1693 (aged 45) (now in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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