List of Catholic missionaries in India
The following list refer to list of Roman Catholic missionaries in India.
Early missionaries
- Thomas the Apostle
- St. Francis Xavier
- Giacomo Fenicio
- Roberto de Nobili
- John Marignolli
Roman Catholic missionaries
These include:
- Jordan Catala
- Giovanni de' Marignolli alias John De Marignolli
- Roberto de Nobili
- St. Francis Xavier (1506–52)
- Matheus de Castro (1594–1677)
- Thomas de Castro (d. 1684)
- Ephrem de Nevers (d. 1695)
- John de Brito (d. 1647–1693)
- Joseph Vaz (1651–1711)[1]
- Costantino Giuseppe Beschi (1680–1747)
- Mother Teresa (1910–1997)[2][3]
- Mary Glowrey (1887-1957)
- Jim Borst (1932-2018)
See also
- List of Protestant missionaries in India
- Mission (Christian)
- Christianity in India
References
- ^ Life and achievements of blessed Joseph Vaz: Apostle of Canara and Sri Lanka, Cosme Jose Costa, Pilar Publications, 1996, p. 10.
- ^ "Blessed Mother Teresa". (2007). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Poplin, Mary (Jan 28, 2011). Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service. InterVarsity Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0830834723.
Remember, brother, I am a missionary and so are you
Further reading
- In the Shadow of the Mahatma: Bishop V. S. Azariah and the Travails of Christianity in British India by Susan Billington Harper.
- Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography by Kathryn Spink.
