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Missionologia · 323 articles · Principal contributors · All subjectsMissionaries and Missiologists (Missionari e Missionologi)
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Abinal, Antoine
ABINAL, ANTOINE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Chanac on 10 Jan. 1829, d. on 11 Nov. 1887 in Madagascar. He published, with Fr. La Vaissière,… -
Accolti, Michele
ACCOLTI, MICHELE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Conversano (Bari) on 29 Jan. 1807, d. at San Francisco on 7 Nov. 1878. Having entered the… -
Acuña, Cristóbal de
ACUÑA, CRISTÓBAL de. - Jesuit missionary and explorer. Born at Burgos around 1597, he entered the novitiate of Villagarcía in 1612. In 1620… -
Adami, Giovanni Matteo
ADAMI, GIOVANNI MATTEO. - Jesuit missionary and martyr, b. at Mazara, Sicily, in 1574, d. on 12 Oct. 1633. Of a noble family, brought to… -
Aduarte, Diego
ADUARTE, DIEGO. - Spanish Dominican, b. in Saragossa in 1566. After completing his studies at Alcalá and entering the Order in 1585, ten… -
Agostino Da Coruña
AGOSTINO da CORUÑA. - Born at La Coruña in 1510, died in 1590. Having become an Augustinian in 1525, he went (1533) as a missionary to… -
Aguilar, Juan Ignacio
AGUILAR, JUAN IGNACIO. - Peruvian Jesuit, b. at Huamanga in 1719, deported to Italy under Charles III, d. at Ferrara in 1799. A good… -
Agurto, Pedro de
AGURTO, Pedro de. - Augustinian, first bishop of Cebu in the Philippines, b. in Mexico, on an unknown date. Having entered the Order, in… -
Albert of Sartena, Blessed (ALBERTO DA SARTEANO, BEATO)
ALBERT OF SARTENA, Blessed. - Franciscan preacher and missionary, b. at Sarteano (Siena), of the Berdini family, in 1585, d. at Milan on 15… -
Alcázar, Ilario
ALCÁZAR, ILARIO. - Spanish Dominican missionary, b. in 1818 at Villatobas (Toledo), d. in Avila on 15 Sept. 1870. Having become a… -
Alegre, Francisco-Xaver
ALEGRE, FRANCISCO-XAVER. - Mexican historian and man of letters, b. at Vera Cruz on 12 Nov. 1729, a Jesuit in 1747. He was in Mexico as… -
Alenda, Gaspar
ALENDA, GASPAR. - Franciscan missionary, b. at Elche (Spain) around 1580, d. on the island of Hermosa on 8 August 1642. He set out together… -
Aleni, Giulio
ALENI, GIULIO. - Jesuit missionary and sinologist, b. at Brescia in 1582, entered the novitiate of Novellara in 1610. Having set out for… -
Alfaro, Pedro de
ALFARO, PEDRO de. - Spanish Franciscan, missionary in the Philippines, b. in Seville in the first half of the 16th century. Superior of the… -
Alfonso of the Sorrowful Mother (ALFONSO DELLA MADRE ADDOLORATA)
ALFONSO DELLA MADRE ADDOLORATA - Discalced Carmelite, in the world León Pavy; b. 7 Feb. 1842 in Oudenaarde (French Flanders), d. at Bruges… -
Allard, Jean-François-Marie
ALLARD, JEAN-FRANÇOIS-MARIE. - Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, first vicar apostolic of Natal, b. 27 Nov. 1806 at La Roche (France),… -
Almeida, Apollinare de
ALMEIDA, APOLLINARE de. - Jesuit, b. in Lisbon in 1587, entered the novitiate in 1601; titular bishop of Nicaea and coadjutor of the… -
Altamirano, Diego Francesco de
ALTAMIRANO, DIEGO FRANCESCO de. - Jesuit, born in Madrid on 25 Oct. 1625, died in Lima on 22 Dec. 1715. Having set out for the missions of… -
Altogradi, Nicola
ALTOGRADI, NICOLA. - Jesuit missionary in America, b. in Lucca on 1 Sept. 1689, d. 11 Feb. 1759. Having entered the novitiate in 1706, he… -
Álvarado, Alonso de
ÁLVARADO, ALONSO de. - Spaniard, missionary in the Far East. In 1530 he entered the Augustinian Order at Salamanca, and in 1542 he set out… -
Álvares, Gaspar Afonso (ÁLVARES, GASPAR AFFONSO)
ÁLVARES, GASPAR AFONSO. - Jesuit missionary, b. near Coimbra in 1626, d. at São Tomé on 24 November 1708. Having entered the religious… -
Amaral, Gaspare
AMARAL, GASPARE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Corvaceira in Portugal in 1592. He worked in Goa, in Macao, in Cochinchina, then for seven… -
Amiot, Joseph
AMIOT, JOSEPH. - Jesuit missionary in China, b. at Toulon on 8 February 1718, d. at Beijing on 9 October 1793. A versatile mind, in… -
Ammirati, Bernardino
AMMIRATI, BERNARDINO. - Friar Minor, missionary in China, b. at Montalto in Liguria on 17 Nov. 1827, d. at Wuchang on 22 Jan. 1875. He took… -
Andrade, Antonio de
ANDRADE, ANTONIO de. - Portuguese Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Oleiros (province of Beira Baixa) in 1580, d. at Goa on 19 March… -
André, Louis
ANDRÉ, LOUIS. - French Jesuit, b. at Saint-Rémy (Bouches-du-Rhône) in 1631; having entered the novitiate of Lyon in 1650, from 1669 a… -
Andrés de Olmos (ANDRÈS DE OLMOS)
ANDRÉS DE OLMOS. - Missionary in Mexico, b. at Oña (Spain) around 1491, d. at Tampico (Mexico) on 8 October 1571. After the death of his… -
Anfossi, Michele Antonio di San Luigi Gonzaga
ANFOSSI, MICHELE ANTONIO di SAN LUIGI GONZAGA. - Discalced Carmelite, missionary and bishop, b. at San Remo on 31 Oct. 1799. He took the… -
Angelo of Saint Joseph (ANGELO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
ANGELO OF SAINT JOSEPH. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Giuseppe Labrosse, missionary and orientalist; b. in 1636 at Toulouse, he… -
Angulo, Pedro De
ANGULO, PEDRO de. - Spanish missionary, b. in Burgos. In 1524 he went to America in search of adventure and glory. But four years later,… -
Annibale da Genova
ANNIBALE DA GENOVA. - Born on September 1, 1723, at the age of 17 he entered the Capuchin Friars Minor; ordained a priest, he preached for… -
Antonacci, Pietro
ANTONACCI, PIETRO. - Jesuit writer, b. at Tolentino on 1 July 1801 and d. at Rome on 31 Oct. 1874. Received into the Society as a coadjutor… -
Antoninus of Lodi (ANTONINO DA LODI)
ANTONINUS OF LODI. - Missionary, in the world Agostino Pezzoni, b. 19 Nov. 1777, became a Capuchin at Orta on 4 Apr. 1796. After having… -
Antonio da Aleppo
ANTONIO da ALEPPO. - Friar Minor, missionary in Egypt, b. in 1709, d. in Akmin on 31 Aug. 1766. His baptismal name was Fatah 'Alah… -
Anzer, Johann Baptist
ANZER, JOHANN BAPTIST. - German bishop, missionary in China, b. 16 May 1851, d. in Rome on 24 Nov. 1903. A member of the Societas Verbi… -
Appel, Johannes
APPEL, JOHANNES. - Born at Grünsfeld in 1645, died at Rome in 1700. Ordained priest at Würzburg, he resided from 1680 onward at Rome as… -
Appiani, Luigi Antonio
APPIANI, LUIGI ANTONIO. - Lazarist missionary, b. at Dogliani (Cuneo) in 1663, d. at Canton > (phot. Alinari) > APPIANI, ANDREA -… -
Aragón, Martín de (ARAGÓN, MARTIN DE)
ARAGÓN, Martín de. - Franciscan missionary in the Holy Land. Toward the end of the 14th century he was living in the convent of Famagusta,… -
Aranda Valdivia, Martín de
ARANDA VALDIVIA, MARTÍN de. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Villarica (Chile) in 1560 or 1561, a soldier and already "corregidor" of Riobamba… -
Arcamone (Archemone), Ignazio
ARCAMONE (ARCHEMONE), IGNAZIO. - Jesuit missionary, b. in Bari around 1615, d. in Rachol on 30 April 1683. Having entered the novitiate of… -
Arnoldo of Cologne (ARNOLDO DA COLONIA)
ARNOLDO OF COLOGNE. - Missionary; in 1303 he went to Khambaliq (Beijing) to assist Giovanni da Monte Corvino. Under his name a Compendiosa… -
Arriaga, Pablo-José
ARRIAGA, PABLO-JOSÉ. - Spanish Jesuit, b. in 1564 at Ocaña (or at Vergara?), d. in 1622. Having entered the order in 1579 and having… -
Arvide, Martín de
ARVIDE, Martín de. - Of the Friars Minor, missionary and martyr in New Mexico: b. at Puerto de S. Sebastian (Spain), he was slain on 27… -
Asensio, Esteban De
ASENSIO, ESTEBAN de. - Missionary, b. in Spain in 1527, d. in Colombia in 1585. He was the sixth and last holder of the Franciscan custody… -
Atienza, Juan de
ATIENZA, JUAN de. - Jesuit missionary. Born at Tordehumos (Valladolid) in 1542, died at Lima on 1 November 1592. A Jesuit in 1564, he was a… -
Attimis, Tristano de
ATTIMIS, TRISTANO de. - Jesuit missionary and martyr; born on July 28, 1707 at Attimis, in Friuli, into a noble family; in 1725 he entered… -
Aubry, Jean-Baptiste
AUBRY, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Missionary, b. Oct. 5, 1844 at Ourscamps, d. in Kwei chow on Sept. 10, 1882. He studied at the seminary of Beauvais… -
Augouard, Prosper-Philippe
AUGOUARD, PROSPER-PHILIPPE. - Titular Bishop of Sinta, vicar apostolic of the French Congo. Born at Poitiers on 16 September 1852, he… -
Aumaître, Pierre
AUMAÎTRE, PIERRE. - One of the last martyrs of Korea. Born on 8 April 1837 at Aizecq, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in 1859, became… -
Avitabile, Pietro
AVITABILE, PIETRO. - Theatine, missionary, b. 18 Oct. 1590 in Naples, entered religious life in 1608, was first in Georgia (1626-38), then,… -
Baccinelli, Giuseppe
BACCINELLI, GIUSEPPE. - Discalced Carmelite, in religion Bernardino di S. Teresa, missionary and bishop; a native of Rome (15 March 1807),… -
Baegert, Jakob
BAEGERT, JAKOB. - Jesuit, missionary and geographer, b. at Schlettstadt (or Sélestat, Alsace) on 22 Dec. 1717, entered the novitiate of… -
Baima, Giovanni
BAIMA, GIOVANNI. - Born at Pinerolo on 17 Jan. 1817, died at Rome on 6 Apr. 1881. He professed among the Oblates of the Virgin Mary on 2… -
Balangero, Giovanni Battista
BALANGERO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. - Missionary and writer. Born at Envie (Saluzzo) on 12 June 1849, he entered the Brignole-Sale college of… -
Baldassarre of Saint Mary (BALDASSARRE DI SANTA MARIA)
BALDASSARRE OF SAINT MARY. - Discalced Carmelite (secular name B. de Azevedo), missionary, a native of Lisbon (1590). Having taken the… -
Baldinotti, Giuliano
BALDINOTTI, GIULIANO. - Missionary, b. in Pistoia in 1591, entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in 1609 and set out in 1621 for the Far… -
Baluffi, Gaetano
BALUFFI, GAETANO. - Cardinal, bishop of Imola, b. at Ancona on 28 March 1788, d. at Imola on 11 Nov. 1866. A priest in 1813, vicar general… -
Balzola, Giovanni
BALZOLA, GIOVANNI. - Salesian missionary and explorer. Born on 1 February 1864 at Villa Miroglio (Cuneo), died at Barcellos on 17 August… -
Baraga, Friedrich
BARAGA, FRIEDRICH. - One of the greatest missionaries of modern times in North America and the first bishop of Marquette. Born on June 29,… -
Barbero, Domenico
BARBERO, DOMENICO. - Missionary of the Institute for Foreign Missions of Milan, and first Italian vicar apostolic of Hyderabad (Deccan,… -
Barnaba di San Carlo
BARNABA di SAN CARLO. - Discalced Carmelite, born Francesco Bertarelli, b. at Melegnano (Milan), professed at Milan in 1627, and in 1641… -
Barradas, Manoel
BARRADAS, MANOEL. - Portuguese Jesuit missionary, b. at Monforte (Alentejo) in 1572, d. at Cochin in India on 31 July 1646. Having entered… -
Barreto, Francisco
BARRETO, FRANCISCO. - Portuguese Jesuit missionary, b. at Montemor-o-novo in 1599. Having set out for the Indies, he was professor of… -
Barron, Edward
BARRON, EDWARD. - First vicar apostolic of the Two Guineas. Born in Ireland, at Waterford, in 1801, died at Savannah on September 12, 1854.… -
Bartolomeo dello Spirito Santo
BARTOLOMEO dello SPIRITO SANTO. - Discalced Carmelite (secular name Giacinto Torricelli), a native of Modena (1640), he professed in Milan… -
Barzana (Barcena), Alonso
BARZANA (BARCENA), ALONSO. - Missionary, b. ca. 1529 at Baeza (according to others at Cordova, Vélez Malaga or Velinchón). A disciple of… -
Basile, Vincenzo
BASILE, VINCENZO. - Jesuit missionary in Dalmatia, b. at Siculiana (Agrigento) on 29 Dec. 1811 and d. at Palermo on 3 March 1882. Having… -
Baucke (Paucke), Florian
BAUCKE (PAUCKE), FLORIAN. - Jesuit missionary and writer, b. at Witzingen (Silesia), 24 Dec. 1719, d. at Hradec Jindřichův (or Neuhaus, in… -
Beaulieu, Bernard-Louis
BEAULIEU, BERNARD-LOUIS. - Missionary in Korea, b. 8 Oct. 1840 at Langon (France), entered the foreign missions of Paris in 1863 and was… -
Beccari, Camillo
BECCARI, CAMILLO. - Jesuit, historian of the missions, b. in Rome on 14 July 1849. Having entered the novitiate in 1863, he taught for… -
Becker, Christian Edmund
BECKER, CHRISTIAN EDMUND. - Of the Congregation of the Salvatorians, first apostolic prefect of Assam, and later founder of the… -
Beligatti, Cassiano
BELIGATTI, CASSIANO. - Born in Macerata in 1708, died there in 1785. A Capuchin (1725) of the province of the Marches, he set out with nine… -
Beltrame, Giovanni
BELTRAME, GIOVANNI. - Missionary, explorer, educator, b. 11 Nov. 1824 at Valeggio sul Mincio and d. 8 Apr. 1906 at Verona. A pupil of the… -
Benavente, Álvaro de
BENAVENTE, ÁLVARO de. - Augustinian missionary in China. Born in 1646 in Salamanca, he entered the Order of Augustinians in 1663 and set… -
Benavides, Alonso
BENAVIDES, ALONSO. - Born in an unknown year, on the island of S. Miguel, and having entered the Franciscan order in the convent of Mexico… -
Benoist, Michel
BENOIST, MICHEL. - French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Dijon (or at Autun) on 8 Oct. 1715, d. at Peking on 23 Oct. 1774. Having entered the… -
Benziger, Aloys of Saint Mary (BENZIGER, ALOYS DI S. MARIA)
BENZIGER, ALOYS OF SAINT MARY. - Son of the publisher Johann B., born on 31 January 1864 in Einsiedeln; he became a Carmelite at Bruges… -
Berneux, Siméon-François
BERNEUX, SIMÉON-FRANÇOIS. - Born on 14 May 1814 at Château-du-Loir (France), a priest in 1837, he entered the Paris Foreign Missions in… -
Berthieu, Jacques
BERTHIEU, JACQUES. - Missionary who died for the faith in Madagascar. Born at Polminhac (Auvergne) on 26 November 1838 and ordained priest… -
Bertoldi, Carlo Michele
BERTOLDI, CARLO MICHELE. - Missionary, b. at Valperga (Piedmont), 20 Oct. 1660; a Jesuit on 9 July 1681, he embarked in 1697 for India.… -
Bertonio, Luigi
BERTONIO, LUIGI. - Jesuit missionary and distinguished linguist. Born at Rocca Contrada in the March of Ancona around 1555, he entered the… -
Bertrand, Joseph
BERTRAND, JOSEPH. - French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Fréland (Haut-Rhin, Alsace) on 9 Nov. 1801, d. at Notre-Dame de Liesse (Ain) on 13… -
Beschi, Costanzo Giuseppe
BESCHI, COSTANZO GIUSEPPE. - Missionary and linguist of the Society of Jesus, b. at Castiglione della Stiviere on 8 Nov. 1680, d. at… -
Besse, Léon
BESSE, LÉON. - Jesuit missionary, b. 27 March 1853 at Périgueux, d. 3 May 1919 at Madras. Having entered the Toulouse province of the… -
Betanzos, Domingo de
BETANZOS, DOMINGO de. - Born in León in 1480, he studied at Salamanca; he lived for some time as a hermit on the island of Ponza, then… -
Beudin, Corneille
BEUDIN, CORNEILLE. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Gravelines (now in French Flanders, then in the Catholic Netherlands) in 1615, d. for the… -
Beyzym, Jan
BEYZYM, JAN. - Polish Jesuit, missionary and victim of charity, born at Beyzym in Podolia on 15 May 1850, entered the novitiate of… -
Bianchi, Andrea
BIANCHI, ANDREA. - Missionary and architect, b. in 1677 in northern Italy (at Chiampo near Vicenza?), entered the Society of Jesus in Rome… -
Biard, Pierre
BIARD, PIERRE. - French Jesuit, one of the initiators of the Society's missions in "New France." Born in Grenoble in 1567 and having… -
Biffi, Eugenio
BIFFI, EUGENIO. - Of the Institute of Foreign Missions of Milan, bishop of Cartagena (Colombia). Born in Milan on 22 Dec. 1829, as a… -
Billotet, Édouard (BILLOTET, EDOUARD)
BILLOTET, EDOUARD. - French missionary, died for the faith. Born at Villefrancon (Haute-Saône) on May 3, 1812; ordained priest in 1836, he… -
Bixio, Giuseppe
BIXIO, GIUSEPPE. - Missionary, brother of the Garibaldian general Nino. Born in Genoa on 23 May 1819, he entered the Society of Jesus in… -
Bolaños, Luis
BOLAÑOS, LUIS. - One of the most illustrious Franciscan missionaries of South America. Born at Marchena (Spain) in 1539, died at Buenos… -
Bonaventure da Palazzolo (BONAVENTURA DA PALAZZOLO)
BONAVENTURE DA PALAZZOLO. - Franciscan missionary, b. at Palazzolo (Vercelli) on 23 Apr. 1601, from the Relli family, d. at Turin on 2 Oct.… -
Bonazzi, Giuseppe Maria
BONAZZI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - Friar Minor, missionary in Chile, b. in Rome on 15 June 1814, d. in Peru in 1869. He set out for the missions in… -
Bonjean, Christophe
BONJEAN, CHRISTOPHE. - Missionary, archbishop of Colombo. Born at Riom (France) on 23 Sept. 1823, he entered the seminary of the Foreign… -
Borba, Diego de
BORBA, DIEGO de. - Born in the city of Borba (Evora, Portugal). He belonged for some time to the Franciscans. In the year 1538 he went with… -
Bottero, Hughes-Madelain (BOTTERO, HUGUES-MADELAIN)
BOTTERO, HUGHES-MADELAIN. - First bishop of Kumbakonam (India). Born at Chambéry on 20 January 1837 and already a law student at Turin, he… -
Bouchard, James
BOUCHARD, JAMES. - American Jesuit, b. in 1823 at Muscagola to a Delaware chief and a Frenchwoman abducted by the Indians. After various… -
Bouvet, Joachim
BOUVET, JOACHIM. - Missionary, b. near Le Mans on 18 July 1656, entered the Jesuits in 1678, was one of the first six Jesuit mathematicians… -
Boym, Michał (BOYM, MICHAL)
BOYM, MICHAŁ. - Missionary and sinologist, b. in 1614 (?) at Lwów (Leopoli) in Poland, d. on 22 Aug. 1659 in China in Kwangsi. Having… -
Brancati, Francesco
BRANCATI, FRANCESCO. - Missionary in China, b. in Palermo in 1607, received into the Society of Jesus in 1623. Having arrived in China in… -
Brasseur de Bourbourg, Charles-Étienne (BRASSEUR DE BOURBOURG, CHARLES-ETIENNE)
BRASSEUR DE BOURBOURG, CHARLES-ÉTIENNE. - Missionary, historian and ethnographer, b. at BOURBOURG on 8 September 1814, d. at Nice on 1… -
Bravi, Giuseppe Maria
BRAVI, GIUSEPPE MARIA. - A Silvestrine, Apostolic Vicar of Colombo (Ceylon), born at Monte Santo, diocese of Fermo, on 16 December 1813.… -
Bressani, Francesco Giuseppe
BRESSANI, FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE. - Missionary in Canada and confessor of the faith. Born in Rome on 16 May 1612, he entered the Society of… -
Bretenières, Simon-Marie-Antoine-Just-Ranfer de
BRETENIÈRES, SIMON-MARIE-ANTOINE-JUST-RANFER de. - One of the last martyrs of Korea. Born at Chalons-sur-Saône on 28 February 1838, he… -
Brévedent, Charles-François de
BRÉVEDENT, CHARLES-FRANÇOIS de. - French missionary, b. at Genneville (Calvados) in 1659, entered the Society of Jesus in 1674, set out in… -
Brigot, Pierre
BRIGOT, PIERRE. - B. at Sully (France) on 1 Sept. 1713, d. at Pondicherry 1 Nov. 1791. In 1743 he was sent to Siam; he worked at Mergui,… -
Brollo, Basilio, of Gemona (BROLLO, BASILIO, DA GEMONA)
BROLLO, BASILIO, OF GEMONA. - One of the most illustrious Franciscan missionaries, and the first vicar apostolic of Shensi. Born at Gemona… -
Brou, Alexandre
BROU, ALEXANDRE. - French Jesuit, writer and missiologist, b. 26 Apr. 1862 at Chartres, d. at Laval on 12 March 1947. After his studies,… -
Bruni, Bruno
BRUNI, BRUNO. - Missionary in Ethiopia, died for the faith. Born at Civitella del Tronto (Abruzzi) on 7 Nov. 1590, he entered the Society… -
Bruno, Antonio
BRUNO, ANTONIO. - Jesuit missionary, b. in Messina ca. 1588, entered the novitiate on 6 Jan. 1605. Having set out for the Indies, he… -
Buglio, Ludovico
BUGLIO, LUDOVICO. - Renowned Jesuit missionary and sinologist, b. at Mineo (Sicily) on 25 January 1606, d. at Beijing on 12 October 1682.… -
Caballero, Antonio de Saint Mary (CABALLERO, ANTONIO DE S. MARIA)
CABALLERO, ANTONIO DE SAINT MARY. - Friar Minor, prefect of the Franciscan mission in China. Born at Baltanás in the region of Valencia on… -
Cabral, Francisco
CABRAL, FRANCISCO. - Jesuit missionary, b. in the year 1533 on the island of São Miguel (Azores), but from a family of Covilhã (Portugal);… -
Cacella, Estêvão (CACELLA, ESTEVÃO)
CACELLA, ESTÊVÃO. - Portuguese missionary, b. at Avis in 1585, d. at Shigatse on 6 March 1630. Having entered the Society of Jesus in 1604,… -
Caesarius of San Bonaventura (CESARIO DI SAN BONAVENTURA)
CAESARIUS OF SAN BONAVENTURA. - Carmelite missionary, in the world Giovanni, son of the illustrious orientalist Pietro Bertius. Born on 16… -
Cahagne, Taurin
CAHAGNE, TAURIN. - B. at Heubécourt (dép. of Eure) on 27 May 1826, d. at Carcassonne on 1 Sept. 1899. He entered as a priest among the… -
Caldeira, Bonifacio
CALDEIRA, BONIFACIO. - Friar Minor, called Bonifacio Indiano, b. at Meliapore in 1586, d. at Como on 1 March 1661. He was of royal lineage… -
Calloni, Vincenzo
CALLONI, VINCENZO. - Franciscan missionary, b. in S. Maria a Colle (Lucca) on 24 March 1844. Sent to the missionary college of S. Carlo in… -
Calmette, Jean
CALMETTE, JEAN. - Missionary and Indologist, b. at Rodez (Aveyron, France) on 5 May 1693, d. in February 1740. A Jesuit in 1709, he left… -
Cancer De Barbastro, Luis
CANCER de BARBASTRO, LUIS. - One of the most illustrious and faithful collaborators of Las Casas (v.), b. at Barbastro in Aragon (date… -
Canoz, Alexis
CANOZ, ALEXIS. - French Jesuit and missionary, b. at Sellières (Jura), 8 Sept. 1805, d. at Trichinopoly (India), 2 Dec. 1888. Received into… -
Carcereri, Stanislao
CARCERERI, STANISLAO. - Of the Ministers of the Sick, missionary in Central Africa. Born at Cerro Veronese on 19 January 1840, died at… -
Cárdenas, Bernardín
CÁRDENAS, BERNARDÍN. - Friar Minor, missionary bishop of Asunción in Paraguay; born at Chuquaca (today Sucre in Bolivia). He received the… -
Cardiel, José
CARDIEL, JOSÉ. - Missionary in Paraguay and geographer, b. at La Guardia (in Rioja, Spain) on 13 March 1704, d. at Faenza on 6 Dec. 1782.… -
Cardim, Antonio Francisco
CARDIM, ANTONIO FRANCISCO. - Portuguese missionary, b. at Viana do Alemtejo in 1595 or 1596, d. at Macao on 20 April 1659. Having entered… -
Carneiro, Melchior
CARNEIRO, MELCHIOR. - Born in Coimbra in 1515 or 1519, a Jesuit in 1543, died in Macao on 19 Aug. 1583. He was (1551) the first rector of… -
Carocci, Orazio
CAROCCI, ORAZIO. - Missionary and linguist, b. in Florence in 1579, d. at Tepozotlán on 14 July 1662. Having entered the Society of Jesus… -
Carrara, Camillo
CARRARA, CAMILLO. - Born at Albino on 14 March 1871, died at Cheren on 15 June 1924. He became a religious among the Lombard Friars Minor… -
Castiglione, Giuseppe
CASTIGLIONE, GIUSEPPE. - Born in Milan on July 19, 1688; placed in the school of a celebrated artist of his time, he immediately showed… -
Cataldino, Giuseppe
CATALDINO, GIUSEPPE - One of the founders of the missions of Paraguay. Born in Fabriano (Ancona) in April 1574, died in San Ignacio Miní on… -
Cataldo, Giuseppe M. Beniamino
CATALDO, GIUSEPPE M. BENIAMINO. - Distinguished Jesuit missionary, b. at Terrasini (Palermo) on 17 March 1837, entered the novitiate in… -
Cattaneo, Angelo
CATTANEO, ANGELO. - Of the Institute of Foreign Missions of Milan, first vicar apostolic of southern Honan (China), b. at Carvico (Bergamo)… -
Ceretti, Giovanni Domenico
CERETTI, GIOVANNI DOMENICO. - Born at Alice Vercellese on 15 February 1793, died at Turin on 29 December 1855 and buried in the cathedral… -
Cesati, Filippo Maria
CESATI, FILIPPO MARIA. - Barnabite missionary, b. in Milan in 1684, d. at Phuican on 2 April 1725. After teaching letters at S. Alessandro… -
Charles Orazio of Castorano (CARLO ORAZIO DA CASTORANO)
CHARLES ORAZIO OF CASTORANO. - Celebrated missionary and sinologist, b. at Castorano (Ascoli Piceno) on 20 May 1673, to Francesco di Orazio… -
Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier
CHARLEVOIX, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS-XAVIER. - French Jesuit, historian of the missions, b. at St-Quentin on 24 Oct. 1682, entered the novitiate on… -
Chiavassa, Michele Antonio
CHIAVASSA, MICHELE ANTONIO. - In religion, Giovan Domenico di S. Chiara. Missionary and bishop (from Liguria, T.C.I., Milan 1919, p. 139) -
Chirino, Pedro
CHIRINO, PEDRO. - Spanish Jesuit, missionary in the Philippines, b. at Osuna (Seville) in 1557, received into the Society in 1580, arrived… -
Ciceri, Alessandro
CICERI, ALESSANDRO. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Como on 27 May 1639, entered the novitiate in 1655, left for India in 1674. He was visitor… -
Clement of Jesus (CLEMENTE DI GESÙ)
CLEMENT OF JESUS. - Carmelite missionary, in the world Giovanni Peano. Born in Alessandria on 7 April 1731, he professed on 27 September… -
Clerici, Bernardo
CLERICI, BERNARDO. - Friar Minor, missionary in Bolivia, b. in Pompejana on 5 Jan. 1825, d. in Tumapasa on 1 June 1907. C. became a… -
Cocchi, Angelo
COCCHI, ANGELO. - Dominican, b. in Florence in 1597, d. at Fogan on 18 Nov. 1633. In 1622 he was sent to Manila, where he applied himself… -
Colin, Elie
COLIN, ELIE. - French missionary and astronomer, b. at Graulhet (Tarn) on 28 Nov. 1852, d. at Tanariva on 11 Apr. 1923. He entered the… -
Collado, Diego
COLLADO, DIEGO. - Dominican, b. at Majadas (Spain), d. in a shipwreck in 1641. Having reached the Philippines in 1611, in 1619 he was sent… -
Comboni, Daniele
COMBONI, DANIELE. - Bishop and missionary in Africa, b. at Limone sul Garda (March 15, 1831), he was educated for the priesthood by Nicola… -
Constantine da Loreto Piceno (COSTANTINO DA LORO PICENO)
CONSTANTINE DA LORETO PICENO. - Capuchin (in the world Lorenzo Mocchi), b. at Ascoli Piceno in 1770. He was a missionary in Tibet, whence… -
Corrado dell'Assunta
CORRADO dell'ASSUNTA. - Discalced Carmelite and missionary, in the world Giov. Pietro Dinnard, b. in Vienna on 15 Oct. 1654. He professed… -
Corsi, Francesco
CORSI, FRANCESCO. - Missionary in India, b. at Pistoia in 1568, d. at Agra on 1 August 1636. He entered the Society of Jesus in Rome in… -
Coulibeaux, Jean-Baptiste (COULBEAUX, JEAN-BAPTISTE)
COULIBEAUX, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Lazarist missionary in East Africa, b. in 1843 and d. in Paris on 22 Oct. 1921. He reached Africa at only 27… -
Crespieul (Crépieul), François
CRESPIEUL (CRÉPIEUL), FRANÇOIS. - Missionary in Canada, b. at Arras on 17 March 1638, entered the Society of Jesus at Tournai on 29 Oct.… -
Criminali, Antonio
CRIMINALI, ANTONIO. - Protomartyr of the Society of Jesus, b. at Sissa, near Parma, on 7 Feb. 1520, he was received into the Order by St.… -
Cruz, Gaspar de (CRUZ, GASPARE DE)
CRUZ, Gaspar de. - The first Dominican missionary to arrive in China. Born in Evora (date unknown), he was part of the first expedition of… -
Dablon, Claude
DABLON, CLAUDE. - Jesuit, missionary among the Redskins, b. at Dieppe on 21 Jan. 1619; d. at Québec, on 3 May 1697. Having landed at Québec… -
Dahlmann, Joseph
DAHLMANN, JOSEPH. - Jesuit Orientalist, b. in Koblenz on 14 Oct. 1861, d. in Tokyo on 22 June 1930. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1878… -
Dahmen, Peter
DAHMEN, PETER. - Mission historian, b. at Renland (near Trier) on 9 March 1880, he entered the Society of Jesus on 16 Sept. 1898 in order… -
Dallet, Claude-Charles
DALLET, CLAUDE-CHARLES. - Born at Langres (Haute-Marne) on 18 Oct. 1829. On 5 Oct. 1850 he entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of… -
D'Amato, Giuseppe
D'AMATO, GIUSEPPE. - Barnabite, b. in Naples on 18 Sept. 1758, d. at Monlhà (Maumalach) in April 1832. A missionary, from 1783, in the… -
Dandini, Girolamo
DANDINI, GIROLAMO. - Born at Cesena around 1550, he entered the Society of Jesus in Rome on 17 Aug. 1569, and died at Forlì on 29 Nov.… -
Daniele of Samarate (DANIELE DA SAMARATE)
DANIELE OF SAMARATE. - Capuchin missionary, in the world Felice Rossini, b. June 11, 1876, entered the Lombard Capuchins in 1891, and left… -
Daveluy, Marie Nicolas Antoine
DAVELUY, MARIE NICOLAS ANTOINE. - Born on 16 March 1818 in Amiens (France). Ordained a priest (1841), he entered (1843) the seminary of the… -
David, Armand
DAVID, ARMAND. - Missionary and naturalist, b. at Espellette (Basses-Pyrénées) on 7 Sept. 1826, d. in Paris on 10 Nov. 1900. Having become… -
De Andreis, Felice
DE ANDREIS, FELICE. - Born at Demonte (Cuneo) on 12 Dec. 1778, died at the "Barrens" (Louisiana, U.S.A.) on 15 Oct. 1820. At the age of 19… -
De Angelis, Francesco Antonio
DE ANGELIS, FRANCESCO ANTONIO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Naples in 1566, d. at Calleà on 21 Oct. 1622. Sent to Ethiopia, he was first… -
Della Chiesa, Bernardino
DELLA CHIESA, BERNARDINO. - Franciscan, bishop of Beijing, b. in Venice on 8 May 1644, d. in Lintsing on 21 Dec. 1721. Consecrated titular… -
Desideri, Ippolito
DESIDERI, IPPOLITO. - Jesuit, missionary and explorer, b. at Pistoia on 21 Dec. 1684, d. at Rome on 14 Aug. 1733. Sent to India to… -
De Smet, Pierre-Jean
DE SMET, PIERRE-JEAN. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Termond (Belgium) on 30 Jan. 1801; d. at St. Louis (Missouri) on 23 May 1873. Having… -
Dimas of the Cross (DIMAS DELLA CROCE)
DIMAS OF THE CROSS. - In the world Giacinto Tonelli, Carmelite missionary. Born on 13 Nov. 1577 at Monteleone (Spoleto), he professed in… -
Dionigi of Piacenza (DIONIGI DA PIACENZA)
DIONIGI OF PIACENZA. - Capuchin missionary of the Carli family; at the age of fifteen he took the habit of the Order at Cesena on 25 April… -
Doré, Henri
DORÉ, HENRI. - Jesuit, missionary, b. at Bessé-sur-Braye (Sarthe) on 4 Aug. 1859, d. at Shanghai on 4 Dec. 1931. Having left for China in… -
Dubois, Jean-Antoine
DUBOIS, JEAN-ANTOINE. - Born on 10 January 1766 at St-Remèze. Having entered the seminary of the Foreign Missions of Paris and been… -
Engelhardt, Zephyrin
ENGELHARDT, ZEPHYRIN. - Franciscan missionary, born at Bilshausen (Hanover) in Germany on 13 Nov. 1851, died at Santa Barbara (California)… -
Epalle, Jean-Baptiste
EPALLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Marist missionary, titular bishop of Sion and first vicar apostolic of Melanesia and Micronesia, b. at Roy (Loire)… -
Fagnano, Giuseppe
FAGNANO, GIUSEPPE. - Born on 9 March 1844 at Rocchetta Tanaro (Alessandria), died at Santiago on 18 Aug. 1916. In 1860 he entered the… -
Falcone, Giuseppe
FALCONE, GIUSEPPE. - Born in Naples on July 4, 1802, died there on June 13, 1866. He belonged to the Congregation of the Mission (admitted… -
Faraud, Henri-Joseph
FARAUD, HENRI-JOSEPH. - B. March 17, 1823 at Gigondas (France), d. Sept. 26, 1890 at St-Boniface (Canada). An Oblate of Mary Immaculate in… -
Fasoli, Michele Pio
FASOLI, MICHELE PIO. - Missionary and martyr, b. at Zerbo (Pavia) on 3 May 1676, martyred at Gondar (Ethiopia) on 3 March 1716. Having… -
Felix (Fink), Felix of Antwerp (FELICE (FINK) DA ANVERSA)
FELIX (Fink), Felix of Antwerp. - Capuchin missionary and writer of the province of Belgium, b. at Antwerp on 11 Jan. 1868, entered the… -
Fernandez, Antonio
FERNANDEZ, ANTONIO. - Jesuit, missionary, b. in Lisbon in 1569, d. in Goa on 12 Nov. 1642. In 1601 he set out for India; from there, in… -
Ferrari, Onorato
FERRARI, ONORATO. - Barnabite missionary, b. at Vercelli in 1685, d. there on 1 October 1755. In 1719 he set out for China as legate of… -
Ferreol, Jean-Joseph
FERREOL, JEAN-JOSEPH. - Born at Cucuron (Vaucluse) on 27 Dec. 1808, died on 3 Feb. 1853. Ordained a priest on 21 Dec. 1833, he entered the… -
Filippucci, Alessandro Francesco Saverio
FILIPPUCCI, ALESSANDRO FRANCESCO SAVERIO. - Jesuit missionary, b. at Macerata on 5 Jan. 1632, d. at Macao on 15 Aug. 1692. Received into… -
Forcade, Théodore-Auguste
FORCADE, THÉODORE-AUGUSTE. - Born at Versailles on March 2, 1816, died on September 12, 1885. Ordained a priest on March 16, 1830, he was… -
Foucauld, Charles-Eugène de
FOUCAULD, CHARLES-EUGÈNE de. - Missionary nobleman, b. 15 Sept. 1858 at Strasbourg, killed by the Touareg on 4 Dec. 1916 at Tamanrasset… -
Franco of Perugia (FRANCO DI PERUGIA)
FRANCO OF PERUGIA. - Dominican missionary who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries. In the years 1292-93 he taught theology (curator… -
Freinademetz, Joseph
FREINADEMETZ, JOSEPH. - Born at Badia in Val Badia (Bolzano) on 15 April 1852 to devout peasants. Ordained priest on 25 July 1875, on 4… -
Fulgenzio Of San Giuseppe (FULGENZIO DI SAN GIUSEPPE)
FULGENZIO OF SAN GIUSEPPE. - Missionary, b. in 1666 at Fanano (Modena), he professed in the Order of the Discalced Carmelites (province of… -
Gabet, Joseph
GABET, JOSEPH. - Missionary of St. Vincent, born at Nevy (diocese of St-Claude) on 6 Dec. 1808, died at Rio de Janeiro on 3 March 1853.… -
Galano, Clemente
GALANO, CLEMENTE. - Theatine missionary. Born in Sorrento, he professed at the convent of the SS. Apostoli in Naples on 25 February 1628.… -
Gallizia, Pio Alessandro
GALLIZIA, PIO ALESSANDRO. - Barnabite missionary, bishop of Selisma and second vicar apostolic of the Mission of Ava and Pegu in Burma, b.… -
Gallo, Luigi
GALLO, LUIGI. - Oblate missionary of the Virgin Mary and historiographer of the Burmese missions. Born at Cavignano (Turin) on 11 Nov.… -
García, Gregorio (GARCIA, GREGORIO)
GARCÍA, GREGORIO. - Spanish Dominican missionary, b. at Baeza in the middle of the 16th century, d. there in 1627. He spent twelve years in… -
Garin, André-Marie
GARIN, ANDRÉ-MARIE. - Missionary, b. at Côte-St-André, diocese of Grenoble, on 7 May 1822, d. at Lowell (United States) on 16 Feb. 1905. In… -
Garnett, Henry (GARNET, HENRY)
GARNETT, HENRY. - Jesuit, missionary in England, b. at Nottingham in 1555, d. on the scaffold, at Tyburn in London, on 3 May 1606. Of a… -
Gasparre della Croce (GASPARE DELLA CROCE)
GASPARRE DELLA CROCE. - Portuguese Dominican missionary and traveler of the 16th century: b. at Evora, d. at Setúbal (c. 1570). With a… -
Gaubil, Antoine
GAUBIL, ANTOINE. - Jesuit, sinologist, b. at Gaillac (Aveyron) on 14 July 1689, d. at Beijing on 24 July 1759. A missionary in China from… -
Gerard, Jean-Baptiste
GERARD, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Missionary, b. at Bouxières-aux-Chênes, diocese of Nancy, on 13 March 1831, d. at Boma (Basutoland), on 29 May… -
Gerbillon, Jean-François
GERBILLON, JEAN-FRANÇOIS. - Jesuit, missionary, co-founder and superior of the French mission in Peking, b. at Verdun on 4 June 1654, d. at… -
Giambattista Maoletti da Serravalle
GIAMBATTISTA MAOLETTI DA SERRAVALLE. - Franciscan missionary in China. Two missionaries of this name are known, who evangelized China in…