Bartolomeu de Leão ( – 8 March 1715) was a Brazilian missionary and teacher.
Biography.
Born around 1641 in Rio de Janeiro, Bartolomeu de Leão joined the Society of Jesus at the age of 17 on 9 July 1658. In 1663, he taught humanities at the and became its rector in 1677. That same year, on 15 August, Leão made his solemn profession there. He worked with the Indians and was "remarkably skilled" in their language, revising the second edition of the "Catechism in the Brasílica Language". Leão died on 8 March 1715, in Rio de Janeiro.