Missionary
Charles Wesley is a well known missionary.
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 Christian missionaries are:
Missionary Media
Catholic missionaries in Papua New Guinea
Buddhist proselytism at the time of king Ashoka (260–218 BCE), according to his Edicts
Central Asian Buddhist Monks
Lähetyskirkko, a Christian mission church in Ullanlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Village of Christianized Tapuyos Indians, Brazil c. 1820 CE
The first recorded baptism in Alta California at La Christianita Canyon
Related pages
Other websites
- Missionaries.org Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
