Person Jesuit priest university teacher royal tutor
Luís Gonçalves da Câmara
Luiz Gonçalves da Câmara
1518–1575
Jesuit priest · university teacher · royal tutor
Madeiran Jesuit (1518–1575), son of the fourth captain-donatary of Funchal, who taught theology at Coimbra, was rector of its college and a companion of Ignatius of Loyola. He was tutor to King Sebastião, and his influence on the king, like that of his brother Martim, remains disputed.
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- Historical dates — Madeiran priest, tutor to King Sebastião, died 1575.
- Câmara (João Gonçalves da) — Son of the subject and celebrated tutor of King Sebastião.
- Professors — Madeiran professor in the Faculty of Theology at Coimbra.
- Jesuits — Madeiran Jesuit with his own entry in the Elucidário.
- Câmara (Rui Gonçalves da) — Priest and brother of Rui Gonçalves da Câmara.
- Câmara (Martim Gonçalves da) — Priest and brother of Martim Gonçalves da Câmara, with his own entry in the Elucidário.
- Henriques (Father Leão) — Jesuit tutor of King Sebastião and close relative of Leão Henriques.
- Camões — Illustrious Madeiran allegedly censured by Camões in his poetry, a question treated in the pamphlet 'Camões e a Madeira'.
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