Feast February 4
Saint John de Brito
Martyr, patron of Portugal · Feast February 4
Biography
John de Britto, SJ was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and an evangelist, often called "the Portuguese St. Francis Xavier" by Indian Catholics. He is also called "the John the Baptist of India."
Feast day
February 4
Patronage
Portugal
St. John De Britto Church Sakthikulangara
Kerala
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sivagangai
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madurai
Birth date
1 March 1647
Death date
1693-02-04
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
22 June 1947
Canonized by
Pope Pius XII
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q730029
Feast day of month
4