The Jesuit Missionary who introduced Christianity to Japan in 1549 was St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552).
Missionaries tried to Christianize the Japanese.
Quite simply, he is called a priest.
A priest.
Erasmus
Philip II's attempts to spread Catholicism.
To spread Catholicism
to spread Catholicism
an attempt to spread Roman Catholicism.
Catholicism
Of course! He was a devoted priest for several years.
A number of religious orders helped spread Catholicism. The Benedictines were instrumental in civilizing and spreading Catholicism all through Europe. The Jesuits, Franciscans, and Dominicans were primarily educators and missionaries for most of their history.
Francis Xavier.