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Saint Francis Xavier
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Saint Francis Xavier
Missionary / 1506 - 1552
Saint Francis Xavier was the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times who was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in many parts of Asia. -
Brigham Young
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Brigham Young
Missionary / 1801 - 1887
Brigham Young was an American Mormon leader and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West.
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Junipero Serra
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Junipero Serra
Missionary / 1713 - 1784
Spanish missionary Juniper Serra established his first U.S. mission in 1769. He built eight more California missions over the next thirteen years.
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Bartolomé de Las Casas
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Bartolomé de Las Casas
Historian, Explorer, Political Leader, Missionary, Writer / 1474 - 1566
Originally a soldier, Bartolomé de Las Casas later worked against the oppression of indigenous races by Europeans.
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Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Philosopher, Scholar, Doctor, Musician, Missionary, Preacher, Theologian, Journalist / 1875 - 1965
Albert Schweitzer was Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, whose goal was the Brotherhood of Nations.
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Saint Mark
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Saint Mark
Missionary, Saint / - 68
Saint Mark, sometimes called Mark the Evangelist, was a Disciple of Jesus Christ and is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark.
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profile name: Bartolomé de Las Casas profile occupation: Historian, Explorer, Political Leader, Missionary, Writer
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profile name: Albert Schweitzer profile occupation: Philosopher, Scholar, Doctor, Musician, Missionary, Preacher, Theologian, Journalist
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