Antônio de Araújo


Antônio de Araújo was a Brazilian Jesuit missionary.
Araújo was born at St. Michael's in the Azores. He entered the Society of Jesus in Bahia, and was for nine years Superior of the Missions of Brazil. He edited for publication in 1618 a catechism in the Old Tupi language of Brazil. Nathanael Southwell says of it:
The 1686 edition was entitled Catecismo brasilico da doutrina Christãa.