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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo

Map depicting the routes of St. Paul's four missionary journeys in the eastern Mediterranean during Biblical times, with each journey shown in a different color. The map covers regions including Italy, Greece, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), Cyprus, Crete, and the Levant, highlighting key cities such as Rome, Athens, Ephesus, Antioch, and Jerusalem.

St. Junípero Serra

David Livingstone

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Albert Schweitzer, with a mustache and wavy hair, poses in a thoughtful manner with his hand resting on his chin, photographed by Yousuf Karsh.

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian-German theologian and physician

Phoebe Worrall Palmer

Phoebe Worrall Palmer

American evangelist and writer