Joseph Vaz (English: Saint Joseph Vaz; Tieng Konkan: Bhagivont Zuze Vaz; Tieng Bo Đao Nha: Sao Jose Vaz; Tieng Sinhala: ශානත ජුසෙ වාස පියතුමා Santha Juse Vaz Piyathuma; Tieng Tamil: புனித ஜோசப வாஸ) sinh nam 1651 tai Benaulim thuoc Goa, An Đo. Ong la mot linh muc Cong giao, thuoc Dong Thanh Filippo Neri. Ong đa tu nguyen đen Sri Lanka đe thuc hien cong viec truyen giao. Vi nhung viec lam tot đep cua ong cho Giao hoi Sri Lanka cung nhu Giao hoi Cong giao Roma nen vao thang 1 nam 2015, ong đa đuoc Giao hoang Phanxico phong lam mot vi Thanh cua Kito giao. Ong la nguoi đau tien đuoc phong Thanh tai Sri Lanka


Su nghiep Joseph Vaz la nguoi con thu ba trong gia đinh co sau anh em. Cha me cua ong la Cristovao Vaz va Maria de Miranda, ho đeu la nhung nguoi Cong giao rat mo đao. Ong đuoc rua toi khi đuoc tam ngay tuoi tai nha tho giao xu Thanh Gioan Tay Gia.
Vaz hoc tai truong tieu hoc o Sancoale. Ong biet tieng Bo Đao Nha va tieng Latin. Do hoc hanh cham chi, ong đuoc cha đua đen thanh pho Goa đe hoc nang cao them. Tai đo, ong đa hoc mot khoa bien va nhan van tai truong Thanh Phaolo. Ong tiep tuc nghien cuu ve triet hoc va than hoc tai St. Thomas Aquinas, mot hoc vien cua Dong Đa Minh o thanh pho Goa.
Nam 1675, Vaz đuoc phong chuc pho te phuc vu trong Tong Giao phan Goa do Giam muc Custodio de Pinho, Đai Dien Tong Toa Bijapur va Golconda ban.
Nam 1676, ong đuoc Tong Giam muc Goa, Antonio Brandao, phong chuc linh muc. Mot thoi gian ngan sau khi chiu chuc, ong bat đau đi chan tran va song cung nhung nguoi ngheo kho. Ong la mot nha giang thuyet va giai toi đuoc nhieu nguoi biet đen. Ong đa mo mot truong day tieng Latin o Sancoale đe tim kiem nhung chung sinh moi.
Nam 1677, ong đa thanh hien chinh minh nhu mot "no le cua Đuc me Maria", chung cu thanh hien đuoc ghi lai trong mot tai lieu va sau đo tai lieu nay đa đuoc niem phong. Tai lieu đo đuoc goi la "Chung thu Bondage".


Phuc vu tai Sri Lanka Khi biet tin ve tinh hinh giao hoi tai Sri Lanka đa khong co linh muc trong nhieu nam, Vaz mong muon đuoc đi đen đo phuc vu. Nam 1686, đuoc su cho phep cua hoi dong, ong đa qua Sri Lanka. Tai đay, ong cai trang thanh mot nguoi lao đong. Ong đi khap cac đuong lang, qua cac vuon che đe tim kiem nguoi Cong giao, phuc vu nhu cau cua ho o đay. Ong huong dan ho tao đuc tin, hop phap hoa hon nhan, rua toi cho con cai ho, cu hanh Thanh Le tai nha va lang que cua ho.
Ong đa rua toi cho nhieu nguoi gia nhap Kito giao va xay dung hon 15 nha tho, 400 nha nguyen. Ban dich sach Phuc Am cua ong sang tieng Tamil va tieng Sinhala la mot cong trinh quy gia. Joseph Vaz qua đoi tai Kandy ngay 16 thang 01 nam 1711


Ton kinh Nhieu truong hoc mang ten ong nhu Joseph Vaz College of Wennappuwa, bat đau hoat đong vao thang 1 nam 1935 do cac Huynh đe Marist lap (xay dung vao đau nam 1933).
Co mot giao xu mang ten Vaz o Mudipu va mot nha nguyen o Aluthwewa.


Qua trinh phong thanh Giao hoang Gioan Phaolo II đa tuyen phong chan phuoc cho ong ngay 21 thang 01 nam 1995, trong chuyen tong du khi Giao hoang đen tham Sri Lanka.
Thang 11 nam 2013, Thuong Phu Filipe Neri Ferrao thong bao viec phong thanh cua Vaz đa đat đen mot "giai đoan quan trong". 
Ngay 17 thang 09 nam 2014, Giao hoang Phanxico đa phe chuan bieu quyet cua cac Hong y va Giam muc trong khoa hop thuong le ve viec tuyen thanh cho Chan phuoc Joseph Vaz. Giao hoang quyet đinh se som trieu tap mot Cong nghi Hong y ve le tuyen thanh cho vi thanh đau tien cua Sri Lanka se dien ra trong chuyen vieng tham cua ong toi Sri Lanka vao thang Gieng nam 2015.
Ngay 14 thang 01 nam 2015, Chan phuoc Joseph Vaz đa đuoc Giao hoang Phanxico phong Thanh. Le phong Thanh đa dien ra tai khu vuc bai bien Galle Face Green o thu đo Colombo vao luc 8g30 sang. Đa co hon 500.000 tin huu cung tham du trong buoi le nay.


Chu thich Tai lieu Letters of Blessed Joseph Vaz: Son of Goa, Apostle of Canara and Sri Lanka. Ed. Cosme Jose Vaz Costa. Goa: Eremito M. Rebelo, 2011.
Mascarenhas, Michael, SDB. Through Storm and Tempest: A Biography of Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Canara and Sri Lanka (1651–1711) and an Account of the Historic Exploits of the First Oratorians (Goa...) in Sri Lanka. Mumbai: Tej-prasarini Don Bosco Communications, 2001.
Mascarenhas, Michael, SDB. Bhaktivant Jose Vazachem Caritravarnan: Kanara and Sri Lankecho preshit (1651–1711) ani Goemcya pratham Oratorian Sansthen Sri Lankat kel'lea caritrik missao vavracho vivar. Tr. into Konkani (Kannada script) by Reginald Pinto, Santosh Menezes, OFM Cap. and Victor Rodrigues. Mumbai: Tej-prasarini Don Bosco Communications, 2002.
Mascarenhas, Michael, SDB. Vadoll ani tufananantlean: Goencho bhagevont put Padri Juze Vazachea jivitachi kotha. Translation into Konkani (Roman script) by Thomas Misquith and Jess Fernandes. Panjim: Boskon Communications, 2010.
Mascarenhas, Michael, SDB. Vadalvara va tufanatun: Dhanyavadit Joseph Vaz yanche jivan caritra. Translation into Marathi by Anil Dabre. Mumbai: Tej-prasarini Don Bosco Communications, 2006.
Cabral e Sa, Mario, and Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues, Great Goans. Vol. 1: Abbe Faria, Fr Jose Vaz, Lata Mangeshkar, T.B. Cunha. N.N.A.P. Publications, 1986.
Don Peter, W.L.A. Studies in Ceylon Church History. Colombo: Catholic Press, 1963.
Don Peter, W.L.A. Historical Gleanings. Colombo, n.p., 1992.
Gomes, Manuel. Blessed Joseph Vaz: A Creative Missionary Ahead of His Time. Old Goa: Manuel P. Gomes, Pastoral Institute St Pius X, 2010.
Goonetileke, H.A.I. A Bibliography of Ceylon. 5 vols. Zug: Switzerland, 1975–1983.
Pereira, Denis G. Blessed Joseph Vaz, the Man, His Mission, His Message. Bopmbay: Pauline, c. 1996.
Perera, S.G. Life of Blessed Joseph Vaz: Apostle of Sri Lanka. Ontario: Humanics Universal Inc., 2011. [Reprinted in Goa by Eremito M. Rebelo.]
Perera, S.G., ed. The Oratorian Mission in Ceylon: Historical Documents relating to the Life and Labours of the Venerable Father Joseph Vaz, his Companions and Successors. Colombo: Caxton Printing Works, 1936.
Perniola, V. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka: The Dutch Period. 2 vols. Dehiwala: Tissara Prakasakayo, 1983.
Perniola, V., tr. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. The Portuguese Period: Original Documents. Ceylon Historical Journal monograph series 15–16. Dehiwala: Tissara Prakasakayo 1989–(1991). [1:77.]
Wickremasinghe, Martin. Landmarks of Sinhalese Literature. Colombo: Gunasena, 1948/1963.
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Lien ket ngoai Catholic Encyclopedia: Blessed Joseph Vaz
Patron Saints Index: Blessed Joseph Vaz Luu tru ngay 8 thang 6 nam 2013 tai Wayback Machine
Blessed Joseph Vaz – Apostle of Sri Lanka Luu tru ngay 12 thang 5 nam 2006 tai Wayback Machine