St. José de Anchieta
José de Anchieta was a Jesuit missionary, teacher and writer associated with the early history of Brazil.
- Life
- 1534–1597
- Canonised
- 2014
Life and vocation
Born in the Canary Islands, he studied in Coimbra and joined the Society of Jesus. He arrived in Brazil in 1553 and helped establish the college at São Paulo de Piratininga.
Faith in action
He learned Indigenous languages and wrote a grammar of Tupi. His educational and missionary work belongs to the complex history of colonial Brazil. The Church recognised his sainthood through equivalent canonisation in 2014.
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