Manuel da Nóbrega

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Catholic priest Jesuit Portuguese person human missionary

Manuel da Nóbrega was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary who played a key role in the early colonization and evangelization of Brazil, including the establishment of major settlements.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic priest ⓘ Jesuit ⓘ Portuguese person ⓘ human ⓘ missionary ⓘ
activityEnd	1570 ⓘ
activityStart	1549 ⓘ
arrivalDateInBrazil	1549 ⓘ
arrivedIn	Brazil ⓘ
associatedWith	Jesuit reductions in Paraguay ⓘ surface form: Jesuit reductions in Brazil Portuguese America ⓘ surface form: Portuguese colonization of Brazil
buriedIn	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	16th century ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
countryOfDeath	Portuguese America ⓘ surface form: Colonial Brazil
dateOfBirth	1517 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1570 ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Coimbra ⓘ University of Salamanca ⓘ
familyName	da Nóbrega ⓘ
givenName	Manuel ⓘ
knownFor	influence on early colonial policy in Brazil ⓘ leading early Jesuit missions in Portuguese America ⓘ role in the evangelization of Indigenous peoples in Brazil ⓘ
languageUsed	Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
memberOf	Society of Jesus ⓘ
mentorOf	José de Anchieta ⓘ
notableWork	early Jesuit missions in Brazil ⓘ founding of Jesuit aldeias in Brazil ⓘ participation in the foundation of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ participation in the foundation of São Paulo ⓘ
occupation	Jesuit priest ⓘ missionary ⓘ theologian ⓘ
participatedIn	foundation of Rio de Janeiro (1565) ⓘ foundation of São Paulo (1554) ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Sanfins do Douro ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ
role	first provincial superior of the Jesuits in Brazil ⓘ
workedIn	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Salvador, Bahia, Brazil ⓘ surface form: Salvador São Paulo ⓘ São Vicente ⓘ
wroteAbout	evangelization of Indigenous peoples in Brazil ⓘ moral and social issues in colonial Brazil ⓘ

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São Paulo → foundedBy → Manuel da Nóbrega ⓘ