Who delivered the Sermão de Santo António aos Peixes, in which fish are the audience for a lesson about human vices?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Padre António Vieira, a Jesuit preacher who preached in Maranhão in Brazil in 1654
- Step 1: The sermon of 1654 is an allegory in which the vices of colonists are shown through the faults of fish. Step 2. It was preached by Padre António Vieira. Answer: Padre António Vieira. Why not the others: The other three names are real authors but did not give this sermon.
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