Jesuit Asia missions
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The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, have had a long history of 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
- Christianity in China
- Christianity in India
- Christianity and the History of the Catholic Church in Japan
- Christianity in Taiwan
- Jesuit China missions
- Pedro Arrupe
- Roberto de Nobili
- Matteo Ricci
- Thomas Stephens (Jesuit)
- Alessandro Valignano
- Ferdinand Verbiest
- Ivan Vreman
- Francis Xavier
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