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de Propaganda Fide, wrote in 1676-to Pope Innocent, that Rosrrr Nosir1, although he called 
himself a Bréhman, was not guilty of talsehood.* He is represented with this habit and appearance in a 
picture in the convent of the paulists at Rome, under which is the following inscription,—‘* Father 
“ Rosexr Nowixi, 2 paulist of the city of Rome,‘and of an illustrious family; a godly and learned 
© personage, who iaboured to convert the heathens 45 years, eating nothing but rice aad vegetables, 
$6 and died happily at Maytlapur (St. Thome een Madras) on the 16th January, 1656.”—‘ That 
which was written at Véldcurchi, (the principal residence of Brscur’) in 1729 in his praise is as 
follows :—** As the resplendent sun runneth his course in the firmament, but alloweth not his radiant face 
‘6 to be seen, so although St. Tuomas, one of the twelve disciples of our Lorp Jesus, and St. Xavier, 
far renowned for innumerable miracles, entered and preached the gospel throughout this country yet 
for along time the darkness thereof was not dissipated. At last, as if the obscurity of the night, 
that elsewhere lowereth over all, had been dispelled by the rising of the sun, it pleased our Lord to 
turn his gracious eyes towards this country covered by paganism as by a cloud, and one hundred aad 
twelve years past, to send hither orthodox priests to enlighten all souls. Tarwa-Bop,Haca Swami who 
then appeared steadfast in austere devotion, ¢onfirmed in the truewfaith, and perfect in virtue, was 
S¢ first sent by the Lord, and long resided here, bright as the morning star. Ave not his Cdsdam,? 
(the Jydna-bodhaca Cari dam), * which, from soundness of religious doctrine, seems as if written in 
“ rays of light, and his other works, well known and received as a sun of everlasting brightness that 
“ hath never set. From that time to this, innumerable priests, devoted to their duty, have succeeded 
* each other in succession, like an undivided garland.” (Part of the original is here omitted in 
the printed work). ‘* But the prayers and sentences fram the holy scriptures, commonly used on 
“¢ the sea coasts, as corrected by him (Rogerr Nosrx1) according to the information he received from 
6 the Brdhinuns, either from his not comprehending the true meaning of some words, or from its 
“* having been wilfully concealed from him, cannot be highly praised.”’--‘ For his sake charitabic 
$ collections for the Brahmans converted to the Christian faith, were at this time established in the 
£ congregation de Propagundd Fide at Rome by the Cardinal Onorer:’ (?). 
Tue fact is that Ropert Nontt uses the word Brdhmana always in the sense cf priest, as indeed it is rendered 
though not with precision by Sir W, Jones in the institutes of Meny; thus he calls the high priest of he Jews and his 
associates Yda-Srahmana, and the father of the church Brahma-Vidigal, 
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