Manuel da Nóbrega
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Father Manuel da Nóbrega on a commemorative Portuguese stamp of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of São Paulo.
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| Born | October 18, 1517 Sanfins do Douro, Kingdom of Portugal |
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October 18, 1570 (aged 53) Rio de Janeiro, colony of Brazil |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Jesuit priest, missionary |
| Known for | First Provincial of the Society of Jesus in the colony of Brazil. Founder of Recife, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. |
Manuel da Nóbrega (old spelling Manoel da Nóbrega) (18 October 1517 – 18 October 1570) was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and first Provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil. Together with José de Anchieta, he was very influential in the early History of Brazil, and participated in the founding of several cities, such as Recife, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and many Jesuit Colleges and seminaries.
Nóbrega was born on October 18, 1517, in Sanfins do Douro, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal, to an important family; his father was Baltasar da Nóbrega, a prominent judge of Justice. Manuel da Nobrega studied Humanities at Porto and Salamanca, Spain and at the University of Coimbra, where he obtained his baccalaureate in Canon law and philosophy, in 1541. He entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1544 and after being ordained, carried out pastoral work in the regions of Entre-Douro-e-Minho and Beira.
In 1549, he joined the naval fleet of the first Portuguese Governor-General Tomé de Sousa (1502–1579), following a request by King D. João III to the Society of Jesus, to start the missionary work of converting the Amerindians, who were in the eyes of the Catholic Church, of building churches and religious seminars, and of educating the colonists.
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