Apostle of the Indies

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Apostle of the Indies is an honorific title given to Saint Francis Xavier, a pioneering 16th-century Jesuit missionary renowned for spreading Christianity throughout parts of India and East Asia.

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Apostle of the Indies canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
appliedTo Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier
associatedWith Christian missionary work ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
India ⓘ
Jesuit missions ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missionaries
commemorates Christianization efforts in parts of East Asia ⓘ
Christianization efforts in parts of India ⓘ
missionary journeys of Francis Xavier ⓘ
geographicalScope East Asia ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasReligiousContext Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasReligiousOrderContext Society of Jesus ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
honorificFor Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier
honorsActivity spreading Christianity in East Asia ⓘ
spreading Christianity in India ⓘ
honorsRole pioneering Jesuit missionary ⓘ
languageOfUse English ⓘ
refersTo Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier
refersToPersonWithCanonizationStatus saint ⓘ
refersToPersonWithName Francis Xavier ⓘ
refersToPersonWithOccupation missionary ⓘ
refersToPersonWithReligiousOrder Jesuit ⓘ
relatedConcept Catholic missions in Asia ⓘ
Christian evangelization ⓘ
titleType Catholic honorific ⓘ
religious epithet ⓘ
usedFor Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier
usedInHagiographyOf Saint Francis Xavier ⓘ
linked to: Francis Xavier

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Francis Xavier → title → Apostle of the Indies ⓘ