Joseph Vaz
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Joseph Vaz CO was a Oratorian priest and missionary in Dutch Ceylon. Originally from Sancoale in Portuguese Goa, Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, a time when the Dutch had banned Catholicism in Ceylon and imposed Calvinism as the official religion after taking control from the Portuguese Empire.
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About this person
Country
IndiaCategory
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1651 to 1711 · aged 59
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