Orur, in the town where Britto died. These last two schools were established by the Jesuits to promote education in the rural parts of Tamil Nadu. Other countries In the Philippines, Britto is honoured with several class sections named after him in the Jesuit-run schools: Section 11-De Brito in Ateneo de Manila Senior High School Four high school class sections in Ateneo de Davao University (1-De Brito; 2-De Brito; 3-De Brito; 4-De Brito) A Grade 8 level (formerly Grade 9 but changed into a Grade 8 section) class section in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a Jesuit school for boys is named after him, SMA Kolese De Britto (De Britto College Senior High School). In Penang, Malaysia, there is a church called Church of St John Britto. The church is part of City Parish in the city of Georgetown, Penang. It was built in 1969. On 3 February 2019, the city parish held a Golden Jubilee celebration. In Mauritius there is a chapel named St Jean de Britto dedicated to Tamil Catholics living in the area. In Brazil there is a São João de Brito Parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Amaro, one of the dioceses in the city of São Paulo. The parish was founded on 30 December 1952 and remains as one of the churches among the Pastoral Sector of Saint Amaro in the diocese. See also List of Christian martyrs List of saints of the Society of Jesus List of vegans Madurai Nayak Dynasty Notes References Bibliography External links Saint of the Day, February 4: John de Britto at SaintPatrickDC.org 1647 births 1693 deaths 17th-century Christian saints 17th-century Roman Catholic martyrs 17th-century Portuguese Jesuits Portuguese people executed abroad Portuguese Roman Catholic saints Portuguese Roman Catholic missionaries Clergy from Lisbon Jesuit martyrs Jesuit saints University of Coimbra alumni People executed by India by decapitation Jesuit missionaries in India Christian martyrs Canonizations by Pope Pius XII