Dom Antonio

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Dom Antonio
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Bornc. 1643
Died1695
ReligionChristianity

Dom Antonio de Rozario (c. 1643 – 1695) was a

Bangla prose.[1]

Biography

Antonio was born on circa 1643 in a

jomidar family of Bhushana in the Jessore-Faridpur areas.[1] He was the prince of Bhushsna. His Bengali name could not be discovered.[2]

Antonio was kidnapped by Portuguese pirates in 1663.[1] He was taken to Arakan to sell him as a slave. He was rescued by a Portuguese priest named Manoel de Rozario.[1] Later, he was converted to Christianity and took the name Dom Antonio de Rozario.

Antonio returned to Bhushana in 1666 and started to preach Christianity.[1] He converted his wife, kith and kins and subjects into Christianity. He founded St. Nicholas Tolentino Church and Mission in Koshavanga village.[1] Later, the Church and Mission were transferred to Nagori village of Bhawal Pargana of Dhaka.

Antonio wrote a book titled Brahman Roman Catholic Sambad.

Bangla book translated by a foreigner.[2]

Antonio died in 1695.[6]

References

  1. ^
    OL 30677644M
    . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^
    ISBN 81-260-0365-0
    .
  3. ISBN 81-7201-324-8
    .
  4. ^ "বাংলা গদ্যের বিকাশে ইউরোপীয় ও মিশনারিদের অবদান". Ittefaq (in Bengali). 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "হরফ নির্মাতা পঞ্চানন কর্মকার ও তাঁর উত্তরসূরিগণ". Ittefaq (in Bengali). 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The first-ever bangla grammar and dictionary by a portuguese priest". The Daily Star. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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