To All Nations: 8 Fascinating Jesuit Missionaries (They came, they taught, they converted.)

Pierre-Jean de Smet, a Belgian-born Jesuit priest, founded St. Mary's Mission near...

St. Francis Xavier

Statue of St. Francis Xavier, one of the first seven members of what became the Society...

Portuguese Jesuit missionary José de Anchieta is credited with converting more than...

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Matteo Ricci

Italian-born priest Father Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) was a Jesuit missionary to China.

St. Peter Claver

Spanish Jesuit St. Peter Claver (1581–1654), depicted in stained glass at St. Stephen,...

Nheyob

Belgian-born Jesuit Pierre-Jean de Smet was a missionary to Native Americans in the...

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Pedro Arrupe

Spanish Jesuit Pedro Arrupe served as a missionary in Japan during World War II and...

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