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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joseph Vaz

1651 - 1711

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Joseph Vaz, CO (Konkani: San Zuze Vaza; Portuguese: São José Vaz; Kannada: ಪವಿತ್ರಾ ಯೋಸೆಫ್ ವಾಸ್ ಸಂತರು Pavitra Yoseph Vaz Santaru; Tamil: புனித சூசை வாஸ் முனிவர் Punitha Sūsai Vas Munivar; Sinhala: ශාන්ත ජුසේ වාස් මුනිතුමා, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අපෝස්තුළුවරයාණන් Santha Juse Vas Munithuma, Sri Lankawe Aposthuluvaraya) (21 April 1651 – 16 January 1711) was an Oratorian priest and missionary in Sri Lanka (Ceylon), originally from Sancoale in Portuguese India. Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, when the Dutch were imposing Calvinism as the official religion after taking over from the Portuguese Empire. He travelled throughout the island bringing the Eucharist and the Sacraments to clandestine groups of crypto-Catholics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Vaz has received more than 346,277 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Joseph Vaz is the 1,676th most popular religious figure (up from 1,800th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from India (up from 384th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Religious Figure.

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  • 52.60

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  • 22

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  • 3.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joseph Vaz ranks 1,676 out of 2,238. Before him are Moriteru Ueshiba, Franciszek Macharski, Melchior Grodziecki, Kevin of Glendalough, Athanasius I of Constantinople, and Fructuosus of Braga. After him are Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Camillo Ruini, Antonio Barberini, Bartolomé Carranza, Mauro Piacenza, and Alexander of Bergamo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, Joseph Vaz ranks 13. Before him are Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, and Dimitry of Rostov. After him are Johann Krieger, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, and Louis Antoine de Noailles. Among people deceased in 1711, Joseph Vaz ranks 10. Before him are John William Friso, Prince of Orange, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Louis-François de Boufflers, Maria Amalia of Courland, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, and Vladimir Atlasov. After him are Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Eusebio Kino, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Gerard de Lairesse.

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In India

Among people born in India, Joseph Vaz ranks 334 out of 1,493. Before him are U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Rani Padmini (null), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), Rajendra Chola I (1000), and Abbé Faria (1756). After him are Alamgir II (1699), Lahiri Mahasaya (1828), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Iskander Mirza (1899), Guru Har Rai (1630), and Baji Rao II (1775).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Joseph Vaz ranks 37. Before him are Guru Amar Das (1479), Mahinda (-285), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Matsyendranatha (901), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), and Abbé Faria (1756). After him are Swaminarayan (1781), Ivan Dias (1936), Guru Har Krishan (1656), Nirmala Srivastava (1923), Prahlad Jani (1929), and Saint Alphonsa (1910).

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