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Denis of the Nativity

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French sailor and cartographer for the king of Portugal

FranceScientistsLived 1600 to 1638 · aged 37
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Denis of the Nativity, OCD was a French Discalced Carmelite friar who served in Goa. He had previously been a sailor and cartographer in the service of the king of Portugal. He was killed in Sumatra while taking part in a diplomatic mission there on behalf of the Portuguese Empire.

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Denis of the Nativity, OCD was a French Discalced Carmelite friar who served in Goa. He had previously been a sailor and cartographer in the service of the king of Portugal. He was killed in Sumatra while taking part in a diplomatic mission there on behalf of the Portuguese Empire. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900.

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France
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1600 to 1638 · aged 37
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10 languages

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