José de Anchieta

José de Achieta (19 Mairch 1534, Tenerife – 9 Juin 1597, Brazil), wis a Spaingie jesuit meesionar in Brazil. Anchieta wis yin o the foonders o São Paulo in 1554, an o Rio de Janeiro in 1565.[1] He is the foremaist play writer, the foremaist grammarian, an the foremaist baird born in the Canary Islands, an the faither o Brazilian leeteratur. He wis the seicont native saunt o the Canary Islands efter Pedro de Betancur, an conseedert the third saunt o Brazil.

Saunt José de Anchieta
Born19 Mairch 1534(1534-03-19)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife
Dee'd(1597-06-09)9 Juin 1597
Reritiba, Brazil
Veneratit inRoman Catholic Kirk
BeatifiedJuin 22, 1980, Vatican Ceety by Pape John Paul II
CanonisedApril 3, 2014, Vatican Ceety by Pape Francis
FeastJuin 9
AttributesGospel beuk, crucifix an cane.
PatronageCatechists, o thae thit thole fae scoliosis, against animal attacks an Brazil

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