Father Joseph Vaz
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Father Joseph Vaz, now referred to as "Blessed Joseph Vaz" (or Blessed Jose Vaz) is a missionary from the region of Goa, along the western coast of India. He was born on March 21, 1651, and has become the first Goan to be beatified (on 16 January 2002). He spent an important part of his life in what today is Sri Lanka.