Author: BOERO, GIUSEPPE:
Title: Vita del Beato Giovanni de Britto martire della Compagina di Gesú. Two parts in one volume. Roma, 1853.
Description: . 4to. Pp. 135. Some queries loose or starting. With engraved frontispiece. Contemporary marbled boards, calf spine printed in gilt, corners and foot of spine chipped. First edition of this biographical work of Jo‹o de Brito, a Portugese Jesuit missionary and martyr. It's a comprehensive study of Brito's missionary life including interesting information of India and it's people at the time.Brito travelled to the mission of Madurai (Tamil Nadu) in 1673 and except for a period of three years he stayed in Southern India until he was executed there in 1693. He learned the native languages and successfully taught the Catholic faith in concepts that would make sense to the inhabitants. However, when he converted a Marava prince who had many wives a serious problem arose. The prince was forced to give up all his wifes but one which he didn't accept and this led to a general persecution of Christians and Brito was executed. He was beatified by Pope Pius IX on August 21, 1853 and canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 22, 1947. De Backer-Sommervogel i, 1576, no.25.

Keywords: South Asia, india, inde, indian, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, martyr, religion, religious, jesuit, travel, exploration, bibliography


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