In Portugal, João de Brito was able to attract people and funds to his mission. While at court, he led the King of Portugal D. Pedro II to increase the income he sent annually to the Madurai mission and also received various donations.
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HEROES OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH IN THE EAST: Brito and companions escape near dead (8)
It should also be noted that we can also attest to the efficiency of his apostolic work: a simple word would have freed his companions from those torments, but they, firm in the Faith, endured everything in the company of their master without denying the religion to which they had selflessly adhered.