164 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [April, 1913. 
India is indebted to him for a most complete ‘‘ Catechism 
of the mysteries of the Faith,’ a compendium of the Christian 
Doctrine in elegant Kanarese, for the instruction of the 
neophytes, as also for sundry Lives of Saints and an Apology of 
the mysteries of the faith, with a refutation of pagan sects and 
superstitions. Availing himself of his deep knowledge of 
<anarese, he also composed a Dictionary and a Grammar.! 
Fr. Joio de Pedroza born at Coimbra in 1616, and received 
admiration. He was Rector of the College of Rachol and of 
the Novitiate of Goa, where he died in the Professed House on 
May 12, 1672. He wrote a book of Soliloquies of the Soul 
with God, and an Instruction about making a good confes- 
sion.” 
Though of Portuguese extraction, Fr. Antonio de Saldanha 
was born at Mazagan (Africa) in 1598. He proceeded thence 
to the Indies to try and make his fortune in the military 
profession. But God called him to another sort of warfare. 
Faithful to the promptings of grace, he entered the Novitiate 
of Goa in 1615. During forty years he devoted himself to the 
Salsete Mission and died at Rachol on December 2, 1 He 
wrote several books in the ‘‘ Bramana’’ tongue, which were 
printed at the Rachol press.* 
PUNICAEL.—Tamm Parintine.—Fr. Joao de Faria was 
labouring strenuously on the Fishery Coast, contending, like 
the rest of the Missionaries, with the lack of men and books 
written in the vernacular. In 1578, prompted by his zeal, he 
contrived to engrave on wood the characters of the Tamil 
anguage. Four years later, in 1582, he died at Goa and went, 
we hope, to receive the reward of his labours. 
The press of the Fishery Coast was working at Punicael in 
1578, since a Flos Sanctorum or Lives of the Saints was printed 
there that year in Tamil types.* 
Fr. de Sousa adds that Fr. de Faria not only engraved but 
cast Tamil type, ‘‘ with which were printed this year [1578] 
the Flos Sanctorum, the Christian Doctrine, a copious Confes- 
1 SorwEL, pp. 548; 649; Sommervoeet, t. IT, cols, 1187 and 1188. 
2 SorweEt, p. 486; SommeRvoGeEt, t. VI, col. 419. 
One hem, though written in ‘‘ Bracmana’’ bears this title: 
‘‘Tratado dos Milagres, que pelos merecimentos do Glorioso Sancto 
Antonio .. foy Nosso Senhor servido obrar .. No Collegio de Rachol, 
665.” Sotwex, p. 84; Sommervocen, t. VII, cols. 459; 460 [where 
the date is 1655]. 
* SommervoceEL, Biblioth., t. III, col. 545; t. VI, cols. 1241; 1242 
