Day of the Apostle of Brazil José di Ansieta
Day of the Apostle of Brazil José di Ansieta is held on June 9. National holiday of Brazil. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. 
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St. José de Anchieta, (born March 19, 1534, Canary Islands, Spain—died June 9, 1597, Espírito Santo, Brazil; beatified June 22, 1980; canonized April 3, 2014; feast day June 9), Spanish Jesuit acclaimed as a poet, dramatist, and scholar. He is considered one of the founders of the national literature of Brazil and is credited with converting more than a million American Indians.
A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the first century after its European discovery, Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo in 1554 and of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. He is the first playwright, the first grammarian and the first poet born in the Canary Islands, and the father of Brazilian literature.
St. José de Anchieta, (born March 19, 1534, Canary Islands, Spain—died June 9, 1597, Espírito Santo, Brazil; beatified June 22, 1980; canonized April 3, 2014; feast day June 9), Spanish Jesuit acclaimed as a poet, dramatist, and scholar. He is considered one of the founders of the national literature of Brazil and is credited with converting more than a million American Indians.
A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the first century after its European discovery, Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo in 1554 and of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. He is the first playwright, the first grammarian and the first poet born in the Canary Islands, and the father of Brazilian literature.
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