9 June 1597 – St José de Anchieta (1534-1597)
José de Anchieta was a Jesuit missionary, poet, and the first Brazilian author. He was canonised by Pope Francis on 3 April 2014. Known as the ‘Apostle of Brazil’, St José was described by Father General Adolfo Nicolás SJ as ‘inspiring and extremely relevant to this day’. José was of ‘medium height, lean, with a […]
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