Missionary facts for kids
A missionary is a person who tries to convert people to his own faith. In Christianity, this is called evangelism. Missionaries are usually sent from churches or worship places of the religion. They can also do other things, such as deliver medicines and cure diseases. Most major religions of the world have missionaries.
Some famous missionaries are:
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Buddhist proselytism at the time of king Ashoka (260–218 BCE), according to his Edicts
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the same cave temple]] (No. 9) as ethnic Sogdians, an Eastern Iranian people who inhabited Turfan as an ethnic minority community during the phases of Tang Chinese (7th-8th century) and Uyghur rule (9th-13th century).
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Temple of One Thousand Buddhas, in La Boulaye, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy
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Village of Christianized Tapuyos Indians, Brazil c. 1820 CE
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The first recorded baptism in Alta California
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A Christian missionary of the Wisconsin Synod going to the Apache
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The missionary ship Duff arriving at Tahiti, c. 1797
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David Livingstone preaching from a wagon
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The iconic black name tags of missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Mission Dawah is one of the largest contemporary Islamic missionary organizations.
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The World Islamic Mission's mosque in Oslo, Norway
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Jamia Ahmadiyya, Ghana
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See also
In Spanish: Misionero para niños
