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The first Catholic missionary to Asia was John of Montecorvino, born in Italy in 1247. He became a Franciscan friar and went to the Middle East, then on to India around 1292. After a year in India, he journeyed to China.

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There were several Catholic missionaries during the 1800s which i am currently studying my thesis on, to name some; Fr. De Smet, Fr. Broulliet, Fr. Point, Fr. Augustine Laure and Fr. Victor Garrand.

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