Jan 16

Blessed Joseph Vaz

January 16th XVIII century

Name
José (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named José use to celebrate 19-Mar:
Saint Joseph
Other saints
Other saints named José
Dead
in Kandy, in current Sri lanka
Celebration
January 16th
Religious
de la Congregación del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri
In Kandy, city of the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), in the Indian Ocean, blessed Joseph Vaz, presbyter of the Congregation of the oratory, delivered with unusual zeal to preach the Gospel of salvation to Catholics scattered through those lands, confirming in the faith that they remained hidden. Roman martyrology