Constanzo Beschi

Constantine Joseph Beschi
Veeramamunivar statue at the Marina Beach, Chennai
Born8 November 1680
Castiglione delle Stiviere, Duchy of Mantua
Died4 February 1747, Kingdom of Cochin, Ambalakkaru, India or Manapad, Tamilnadu, India
Resting placeSt Francis Xavier's Church, Sampaloor, Kerala
Other namesவீரமாமுனிவர் (Veeramamunivar)

Constantine Joseph Beschi (8 November 1680 – 4 February 1747), also known under his Tamil name of Vīramāmunivar, was an Italian Jesuit priest, missionary in South India, and Tamil language littérateur.

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