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Also Known As Society of Missionaries of Africa
Date 1868 - present
Areas Of Involvement Roman Catholicism • mission
Related People Charles Lavigerie

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Charles Lavigerie with members of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, also known as the White Fathers; from Le Petit Journal, Paris, December 15, 1891.
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