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Title: THE MISSIONARY LIFE AND LABOURS OF FRANCIS XAVIER TAKEN FROM HIS OWN CORRESPONDENCE
WITH A SKETCH OF THE GENERAL RESULTS OF ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONS AMONG THE HEATHEN
By: Henry Venn
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 1108011829
ISBN 13: 9781108011822
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Publisher: CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION
Pub. date: 20 May, 2010
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
Pages: 344
Description: A controversial 1862 re-evaluation of a Jesuit saint's mission to sixteenth-century Asia, based on study of his letters.
Synopsis: A founding member of the Jesuit order, Francis Xavier (1506-1552) travelled as a missionary to India, Japan and China in the mid-sixteenth century. He is traditionally associated with legends of miraculous works and the conversion of tens of thousands of people. This controversial 1862 biography by the Anglican missionary clergyman Henry Venn (1796-1873) uses Xavier's own words to examine the future saint's character and private thoughts. Xavier's correspondence reveals a sensitive, energetic and occasionally vengeful man who was not averse to employing aggressive means. Containing numerous letters printed in full, Venn's chronicle provides an analysis of Xavier's mission, methods and achievements from a non-Catholic perspective. Venn also explores Xavier's close friendship with the Jesuits' founder Ignatius Loyola, and probes the facts behind previous biographers' tales of miracles. The book ends with a detailed and challenging appraisal of the overall success of the worldwide Roman Catholic mission since the sixteenth century.
Illustrations: 1 map
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Returns: Returnable
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