Field, Rupert, 1637-1712, Jesuit brother
- IE IJA J/1287
- Person
- 1637-02 March 1712
Born: 1637, Ireland
Entered: 17 May 1662, Bahia, Brazil - Brasilia Province (BRA)
Final Vows: 02 February 1679
Died; 02 March 1712, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brasilia Province (BRA)
Alias De Campos
◆ Fr John MacErlean SJ :
Ruperto de Campos (probably a trans of Robert Field)
Entered 1662 Bahia, Brazil, lay-brother; RIP 1712 Rio de Janeiro (age 75)
Worked as a Brother at Colleges in Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo for 50 years.
Had a reputation as a learned man as he was a superb teacher of the lower classes
◆ James B Stephenson SJ Menologies 1973
Brother Ruperto de Campos 1637-1712
Br Ruperto de Campos, whose name is probably a translation of Robert Field, entered the Society as a Brother in Bahia Brazil in 1662.
He worked in the College of Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Santo Paolo for fifty years. He must have been a man of some education, for he had a high reputation as a teacher of the Junior classes in these schools.
He died at Rio de Janeiro in 1712, aged 75 years.