José de Anchieta (March 19, 1534 - June 9, 1597) was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. José was one of the founders of Săo Paulo, in 1554, and Rio de Janeiro, in 1565. He was a writer and a poet. José is considered to be the first Brazilian writer. José was also involved in the catechesis and conversion to the Catholic faith of the Indian population; his efforts at Indian pacification, together with another Jesuit missionary, Manuel da Nóbrega, were crucial to the establishment of stable colonial settlements in the new country.
St. José pray for us to have the wisdom to convert people to God through our writings so that they too can have a happier life.
Patron of: Catechists, and of those who suffer scoliosis and compatrono of Brazil.
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