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Who are Religious Missionaries?

Religious missionaries are people who go to an area to preach and spread their religion where it is not prominent. Some come from churches or other organizations, and some travel to entirely different continents and live in foreign areas for long periods of time to spread and instill their message.


Was Saint Francis Xavier rich?

Yes, he was born into a rich and aristocratic family but chose to live a life of poverty for Our Lord.


Was Saint Anthony of Padua rich or poor?

Anthony was born to a wealthy family but gave up that to serve the Lord.


Why did Saint Francis of Assisi begin the Order of Friars Minor?

Saint Francis of Assisi began the Order of Friars Minor to live a life of simplicity, poverty, and service to others in imitation of Jesus Christ. He wanted to create a community of brothers who would follow a life of humility, obedience, and peace.


Why did the Hebrews believe Canaan was their promised land?

A:The biblical reason for this is that God promised the land of the Canaanites to their forebears. The real reason is surprising! Archaeologists and scholars have ascertained that the Israelites were actually Canaanites themselves, and had migrated from the region of the rich coastal cities, to settle peacefully in the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland - they had not come out of Egypt to invade and conquer the Canaanites at all. Centuries later, after the Hebrew people had long forgotten their real origins, they created legends of their supposed ancestors, their sojourn in Egypt and the conquest of Canaan, just as this tradition says that God told them.