Rio jesus

The Catholic Church In Brazil (1450 - 1800)

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  • First Jesuit In Brazil
    Mar 29, 1549

    First Jesuit In Brazil

    Jesuit Manoel da Nobrega is part of de Sousa's landing party, the Jesuits being dispatched on a mission to convert the Natives and keep the colonists on their best behavior.
  • Jun 14, 1549

    First Jesuit Missionaries Arrive

  • First Diocese In Brazil
    Oct 13, 1551

    First Diocese In Brazil

    The Church establishes the first diocese in the colony of Brazil, beginning a centuries long relationship that continues to this day with Brazil holding the largest number of dioceses of any country in the world.
  • Bishop Shipwrecked, Eaten
    Jun 16, 1556

    Bishop Shipwrecked, Eaten

    Varying accounts of by who but Bishop Dom Pedro Fernandez Sardinha was certainly eaten by someone after being shipwrecked near the mouths of the Sao Francisco and Cururipu rivers.
  • Edict Bans Maranos
    Jun 20, 1567

    Edict Bans Maranos

    In the spirit of the Inquisition which was aflame at this time, the first of two edicts outlawing 'Maranos', or Jews suspected of faking a conversion to Catholicism, is issued. Varying levels of enforcement of the Inquisition continued until 1821.

  • Holy Inquisition Visits Brazil

  • First Mission Established

    First Mission Established

    Mission San Ignazio Guazu is established by Jesuits near the Rio Parana.

  • Jesuits Get Permission To Seek Out Indians For Missions

  • Dom Jao V Orders Priests Be Paid 200$000 Reis Annually