Manuel da Nóbrega (old spelling Manoel da Nóbrega) (18 October 1517
â€" 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, as well as 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 (1502â€"1579) following a request by King John III of
Portugal to the Society of Jesus to start the missionary work of
converting the Amerindians, who were heathen in the eyes of the
Catholic Church, of building churches and religious seminars, and of
educating the colonists.Nóbrega arrived in the captaincy of Bahia on
March 29, 1549, accompanied by five other Jesuits. The
Governor-General's first actions were to found the colonial capital
city of Salvador (The Savior, in Portuguese) and to celebrate its
first Mass in 1549.
â€" 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, as well as 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 (1502â€"1579) following a request by King John III of
Portugal to the Society of Jesus to start the missionary work of
converting the Amerindians, who were heathen in the eyes of the
Catholic Church, of building churches and religious seminars, and of
educating the colonists.Nóbrega arrived in the captaincy of Bahia on
March 29, 1549, accompanied by five other Jesuits. The
Governor-General's first actions were to found the colonial capital
city of Salvador (The Savior, in Portuguese) and to celebrate its
first Mass in 1549.
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