Jesuit Asia missions
The Jesuits, or
missions in East and South Asia from their very foundation in the 16th century.[1] St. Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola and co-founder of the Society, visited India, the Moluques, Japan and died (1552) as he was attempting to enter China.[citation needed
]
See also
- Alessandro Valignano
- Christianity in China
- Christianity in Taiwan
- Christianity in India
- Christianity and the History of the Catholic Church in Japan
- Francis Xavier
- Jesuit China missions
- Matteo Ricci
- Ferdinand Verbiest
- Pedro Arrupe
- Roberto de Nobili
- Thomas Stephens (Jesuit)
References
- ISBN 978-90-04-37382-2.
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