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Britto, John de, Blessed
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Martyr, born Lisbon, Portugal, 1647; died Oreiour, India, 1693. A Jesuit missionary in Madura, India, he was expelled from the country and returned to Portugal 1688, as deputy to the triennial Congregation of Procurators. Refusing the Archbishopric of Cranganore, he returned to India, 1691. A repudiated wife of a converted Maravese prince began a general persecution, and John was martyred. Beatified, 1853.
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Entry for 'Britto, John de, Blessed'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/britto-john-de-blessed.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Britto, John de, Blessed'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/b/britto-john-de-blessed.html. 1910.
