Manuel de Almeida was a native of Viseu who entered at an early age into the Society of Jesus and went out as a missionary to India. He is noted to have travelled to Ethiopia and Eritrea and Lake Tana and built a number of churches and monasteries, particularly on the small islands of the lake.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1580 to 1646 · aged 66
Written about in
9 languages
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