Jesuit Asia missions
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The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order, have had a long history of missions in East and South Asia, in fact from their very foundation in the 16th century as St Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola and co-founder of the Society, visted India, the Moluques, Japan and died (1552) as he wasattempting to enter China.
[edit] See also
- Alessandro Valignano
- Christianity in China
- Christianity in India
- Christianity in Japan
- Francis Xavier
- Jesuit China missions
- Matteo Ricci
- Ferdinand Verbiest
- Pedro Arrupe
- Roberto de Nobili
- Thomas Stephens (Jesuit)
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